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somatization /so·ma·ti·za·tion/ (so?mah-ti-za´shun) the conversion of mental experiences or states into bodily symptoms.

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In psychiatry, the conversion of anxiety into physical symptoms.

Somatization

Anxiety converted into physical symptoms. Somatization is a sign of panic disorder.

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