The somatic and botanical metaphors in this passage were commonplace in the 1700s.
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Somatic
/səˈmætɪk/
Synonyms for "somatic" (112 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Adjective(14 words)
bodilycorporealanatomicalanatomical attributeanatomical feature diagramanatomical systemanimal cellsanimal-cellularbioenergeticbodily adjustmentbodily animalitybodily aspectbodily emphasisbodily function
Noun(9 words)
anatomical changeanatomical featureanatomical modelanatomical traitbodily actionbodily attributebodily conditionbodily featurebodily functions
Strong matches (33)
Adjective(11 words)
bodily networkbodily networksbodily responsebodily signalsbodily systembodily traitcellularcorporalkinesthetickinesthetic motion observationorganismal behavior
Noun(17 words)
bodily processbodily propertybodily sensationbodybody cuesbody lifebody part namesbody-awareness drillconstitutionalshuman bodyhuman-body anatomymore physicalmost bodilymost corporealmost physiologicalmovement description exercisenorwegian bokmål kroppslig
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Adjective(35 words)
physicalphysical actionphysical attributesphysical descriptorphysical effortphysical fatiguephysical feelingphysical forcephysical healthphysical interactionsphysical lawsphysical makeupphysical manifestationphysical matterphysical measure dataphysical occurrencephysical phenomenaphysical proof of identityphysical statephysical substance
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physical systemphysical thingsphysical traitphysical treatmentphysiologicphysiologic functionphysiologicalphysiological dataphysiological mechanismphysiological productphysiological regulationphysiological responsesstructural functionvisceralvisceral disgust
Noun(15 words)
physical activitiesphysical attributephysical capacityphysical disorderphysical measurephysical qualityphysical realmphysical teaching aidsphysiologic signsphysiological changephysiological functionphysiological measurementphysiological processphysiological statevoluntary guidelines
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4 entriescellular propertyclinical symptomphysiological attributetreatment approach
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12 entriesbiofeedbackbodily symptombodywork therapysensorimotor therapysomatic cellsomatic mutationsomatic organsomatic painsomatic psychotherapysomatic sensationsomatic symptomsomatic tissue
Collocations
6 entriessomatic cellsomatic mutationsomatic nervous systemsomatic symptomsomatic therapysomatic tissue
Inflections
2 entriesmore somaticmost somatic
Derivations
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
a somatic epitype
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the somatic stalk of the yolk sac of an embryo
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