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somatization

somatization noun: the generation of physical symptoms of a psychiatric condition such as anxiety.

Noun

somatization (countable and uncountable, plural somatizations)

  1. The generation of physical symptoms of a psychiatric condition such as anxiety

Forms of somatization

pluralsomatizations
alternative formsomatisation

Origin of somatization

From somatize + -ation.

Words formed from somatization

Questions about somatization

What does somatization mean?
Somatization means the generation of physical symptoms of a psychiatric condition such as anxiety.
What part of speech is somatization?
Somatization is a noun.
What is the plural of somatization?
The plural of somatization is somatizations.

Words near somatization in the dictionary

  1. somatising
  2. somatism
  3. somatisms
  4. somatist
  5. somatists
  6. somatization
  7. somatizations
  8. somatize
  9. somatized
  10. somatizes
  11. somatizing

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