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1. Relating to the body, especially as distinct from mental experience.
2. Relating to body cells as distinct from the reproductive germline.
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- somatic symptom
- somatic sensation
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The doctor examined the somatic symptoms.
The study distinguished somatic sensation from emotional interpretation.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Normally non-gradable as a technical classification. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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