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somatic

so·mat·ic [ sō máttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. affecting body as distinct from mind: relating to or affecting the body, especially the body as considered to be separate from the mind

2. anatomy relating to outer walls of body: relating to the outer walls of the body, not the inner organs

3. cell biology of somatic cell: relating to a somatic cell

[Late 18th century. < Greek sōmatikós "bodily" < sōma "body"]

so·mat·i·cal·ly adverb
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