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Somatic symptom disorder
Meaning
Noun
●
In Pathology:
Extreme
anxiety
concerning
physical symptoms.
●
In Psychiatry & Psychology:
Any
mental disorder
that
manifests
as physical
symptoms
that
suggest
illness
or
injury
, but cannot be
explained
fully
by a general
medical condition
or by the
direct
effect of a
substance
, and are not
attributable
to another
mental disorder
.
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Wiktionary
Synonyms
Somatoform Disorder
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