PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does psychosomatic disorder mean? 

• PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER (noun)
  The noun PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER has 1 sense:

1. a mental disorder that causes somatic symptoms

  Familiarity information: PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mental disorder that causes somatic symptoms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("psychosomatic disorder" is a kind of...):

disturbance; folie; mental disorder; mental disturbance; psychological disorder ((psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness)

 Context examples 

The study, prevention, and treatment of medical and psychosomatic disorders and of undesirable behaviors, such as overeating and substance abuse, by the application of behavior therapy techniques, such as biofeedback, relaxation training, and hypnosis.

(Behavioral Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)