| somatoform disorders | Disorders having the presence of physical symptoms that suggest a general medical condition and that are not fully explained by a general medical condition, by the direct effects of a substance, or by another mental disorder. The symptoms must cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other areas of functioning. In contrast to factitious disorders and malingering, the physical symptoms are not under voluntary control. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| somatoform pain | Somatoform pain; pain which is associated or correlated with a psychological, emotional, or behavioural stimulus. Synonym: psychalgia, somatoform pain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatogenic | 1. Originating in the soma or body under the influence of external forces. 2. Having origin in body cells. Origin: somato-+ G. Genesis, origin (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatoliberin | A decapeptide released by the hypothalamus, which induces the release of human growth hormone (somatotropin). Synonym: growth hormone-releasing factor, growth hormone-releasing hormone, somatotropin-releasing factor, somatotropin-releasing hormone. Origin: somatotropin + L. Libero, to free, + -in (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatology | 1. <study> The dictrine or the science of the general properties of material substances; somatics. 2. A treatise on the human body; anatomy. Origin: Gr, body. (04 Mar 1998) |
| somatomammotropin | A peptide hormone, closely related to somatotropin in its biological properties, produced by the normal placenta and by certain neoplasms. Origin: somato-+ L. Mamma, breast, + G. Trope, a turning, + -in (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatome | <anatomy> See Somite. Origin: Gr. Body + to cut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| somatomedin | <protein> Peptide hormone (4 kD) that is produced in the liver and is released in response to somatotropin. Somatomedin stimulates the growth of bone and muscle and also influences calcium, phosphate, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. See: insulin like growth factor. (18 Nov 1997) |
| somatomedins | Insulin-like polypeptides made by the liver and some fibroblasts and released into the blood when stimulated by somatotropin. They cause sulfate incorporation into collagen, RNA, and DNA synthesis, which are prerequisites to cell division and growth of the organism. (12 Dec 1998) |
| somatometry | Classification of persons according to body form, and relation of the types to physiologic and psychologic characteristics. Origin: somato-+ G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatopagus | Conjoined twins united in their body regions. See: conjoined twins. Origin: somato-+ G. Pagos, something fixed (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatopathic | Relating to bodily or organic illness, as distinguished from mental (psychologic) disorder. Origin: somato-+ G. Pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatopathy | An obsolete term for any disease of the body. Origin: somato-+ G. Pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatophrenia | A tendency to imagine or exaggerate body ills. Origin: somato-+ G. Phren, mind (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatoplasm | Aggregate of all the forms of specialised protoplasm entering into the composition of the body, other than germ plasm. Origin: somato-+ G. Plasma, something formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatization disorder |
[DSM-IV] a mental disorder characterized by multiple somatic complaints that cannot be fully explained by any known general medical condition or the direct effect of a substance, but are not intentionally feigned or produced, beginning before the age of 30 and occurring over several years. Complaints comprise a combination of at least multiple pain symptoms, multiple gastrointestinal symptoms, a sexual symptom, and a neurological symptom. ...
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| somatic delusion |
a delusion that there is some alteration in a bodily organ or its function; it is one of the subtypes of delusional disorder.
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| somatic mutation |
Mutations are permanent, sometimes transmissible (if the change is to a germ cell) changes to the genetic material (usually DNA or RNA) of a cell. Mutations can be caused by copying errors in the genetic material during cell division and by exposure to radiation, chemicals, or viruses, or can occur deliberately under cellular control during the processes such as meiosis or hypermutation. ...
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| somatic cell |
Any of the body cells except the reproductive (germ) cells.
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| somatic mutation |
An alteration in DNA that occurs after conception. Somatic mutations can occur in any of the cells of the body except the germ cells (sperm and egg) and therefore are not passed on to children. These alterations can (but do not always) cause cancer or other diseases.
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