Word of the Day – Somatopsychic

Somatopsychic (adj)

sam-at-o-sy-kik

of or relating to the effects of the body on the mind.

Somatopsychic consists of the combining form somato-, which comes from Ancient Greek sôma, “body,” and the adjective psychic, which ultimately comes from Ancient Greek psȳ́chein, “to breathe, blow” and, by extension, “to live.”

Example sentences

“The pain had a somatopsychic effect, causing him anxiety even when he wasn’t in pain.”