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somatic [noun]
作定语时置于名词前，常见搭配有 symptoms（症状）、cell（细胞）等。
Somatic symptoms often include pain and fatigue.
躯体症状通常包括疼痛和疲劳。
身体的；肉体的
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身体的；肉体的
relating to the body rather than the mind; physical
Somatic symptoms often include pain and fatigue.
躯体症状通常包括疼痛和疲劳。
身体(的)；与生物体身体相关的
Part of, or relating to the body of an organism.
限于个体、不可遗传的
Pertaining, and restricted, to an individual; not inheritable.
体壁的；体壁层的；壁层的
Of or relating to the wall of the body; somatopleuric; parietal.
The doctor said the pain is somatic and should go away within a week.
医生说疼痛是身体上的，应该一周内就会消失。
Somatic symptoms like a fast heartbeat can appear during anxiety.
心跳加快等身体症状可能在焦虑时出现。
His response to the news was more somatic than intellectual.
他对这个消息的反应更多是身体上的，而非理智上的。
作定语时置于名词前，常见搭配有 symptoms（症状）、cell（细胞）等。
Somatic symptoms often include pain and fatigue.
躯体症状通常包括疼痛和疲劳。
作表语时说明某状况属于身体方面，常与 rather than 连用对比。
The doctor believes the cause is somatic rather than mental.
医生认为病因是躯体的，而非心理的。
Not this
The disease causes somantic symptoms.
Use this
The disease causes somatic symptoms.
somatic 的拼写是 so-ma-tic，中间没有字母 n；不要受 romantic、semantic 等词的影响而误写成 somantic。
Not this
His back pain is somatic, caused by stress.
Use this
His back pain is psychosomatic, caused by stress.
somatic 只表示“身体的、躯体的”，不包含心理原因；若强调由心理压力引起的身体症状，应用 psychosomatic（心身性的）。
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躯体症状
The doctor asked about any somatic symptoms such as pain or fatigue.
医生询问是否有疼痛或疲劳等躯体症状。
体细胞
Somatic cells divide by mitosis.
体细胞通过有丝分裂增殖。
躯体神经系统
The somatic nervous system controls voluntary movements.
躯体神经系统控制随意运动。
体细胞突变
Most cancers arise from somatic mutations.
大多数癌症由体细胞突变引起。
躯体体验疗法
Somatic experiencing is a body-based approach to healing trauma.
躯体体验疗法是一种以身体为基础的创伤治疗方法。
躯体主诉
The patient's somatic complaints had no clear physical cause.
患者的躯体主诉没有明确的生理原因。
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音近‘so matic’：身体像台机器，是‘肉体的’；对比 psychic（精神的）。
语域：formal 常见场景：医学、心理学、生物学 该词多用于医学、心理学等专业领域，属于较正式的书面用词；在日常口语中较少使用，通常可用 physical 来表达“身体的”这一意思。
All six words rhyme with somatic: they have a stressed /ætɪk/ ending. Beware lookalikes such as semantic /sɪˈmæntɪk/ and sonic /ˈsɒnɪk/, which look similar but do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.