somatotherapy

somatotherapy /so·ma·to·ther·a·py/ (-ther´ah-pe) biological treatment of mental disorders, as electric shock or drug therapy.

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so·mat·o·ther·a·py (s-mt-thr-p, sm-t-)

n.

1. Therapy directed at bodily or physical disorders.

2. Therapy employing chemical or physical methods, especially the treatment of mental illness by such means as drugs, shock therapy, and lobotomy.

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somatotherapy

treatment aimed at relieving or curing ills of the body.