somatoform

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]

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