so·ma·tize
or chiefly Brit so*ma*tise vb, -tized or chiefly Brit -tised -tiz*ing or chiefly Brit -tis*ing vt : to express (as psychological conflicts) through somatic symptoms <somatized anxieties> vi : to express psychological conflicts through somatic symptoms <some people - they have all kinds of body aches and pains that their doctors can't explain -Roger Callahan et al> .
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