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somatic

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /səˈmætɪk/ / [səˈmæɾɪk]

adj

Etymology: From Ancient Greek σωματικός (sōmatikós, “bodily”), σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

  1. Part of, or relating to the body of an organism.

    “The somatic and botanical metaphors in this passage were commonplace in the 1700s.”

  2. Pertaining, and restricted, to an individual; not inheritable.

    “a somatic epitype”

  3. Of or relating to the wall of the body; somatopleuric; parietal.

    “the somatic stalk of the yolk sac of an embryo”