psychosoma

noun

psy·​cho·​so·​ma

ˌsīkəˈsōmə

variants or psychosome

ˈ⸗⸗ˌsōm

plural -s

: the mental and physical organism : mind and body as a functional unit

Word History

Etymology

psychosoma from New Latin, from psych- + -soma; psychosome from psych- + -some

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