psychosomatic

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[ˌsʌɪkə(ʊ)səˈmatɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a physical illness or other condition) caused or aggravated by a mental factor such as internal conflict or stress
(e.g: her doctor was convinced that most of Edith's problems were psychosomatic)

- relating to the interaction of mind and body
(e.g: hypnosis involves powerful but little-understood psychosomatic interactions)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries