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/seuh mat"euh fawrm', soh"meuh teuh-/, adj.characterized by symptoms suggesting a physical disorder but for which there are no demonstrable organic findings or known physiological mechanisms.[SOMATO- + -FORM]
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somatoform — /seuh mat euh fawrm , soh meuh teuh /, adj. characterized by symptoms suggesting a physical disorder but for which there are no demonstrable organic findings or known physiological mechanisms. [SOMATO + FORM] … Useful english dictionary
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somatoform disorders — a group of disorders in which there is a history of repeated physical complaints with no physical basis. They include somatization disorder and hypochondriasis (see hypochondria). Also included (in DSM IV but not in ICD 10) is conversion disorder … The new mediacal dictionary
