1. in a way that relates to the body rather than the mind
Usage: medical; scientific

Examples

• The patient’s symptoms manifested somatically rather than psychologically.
• Stress can affect people both mentally and somatically.
• The disorder presents somatically through muscle tension and fatigue.
• Her anxiety expressed itself somatically as headaches and stomach pain.
• The therapy addresses trauma both emotionally and somatically.
• Chronic pain can be understood somatically through nerve pathways.