Somatic may refer to:
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Somatic (biology)
The term somatic - etymologically from the Ancient Greek words of "σωματικός" (sōmatikós, “bodily”) and σῶμα (sôma, “body”) - is often used in biology to refer to the cells of the body in contrast to the reproductive (germl ...
, referring to the cells of the body in contrast to the germ line cells
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Somatic cell
A somatic cell (from Ancient Greek σῶμα ''sôma'', meaning "body"), or vegetal cell, is any biological cell forming the body of a multicellular organism other than a gamete, germ cell, gametocyte or undifferentiated stem cell. Such cells compo ...
, a non-gametic cell in a multicellular organism
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Somatic nervous system, the portion of the vertebrate nervous system which regulates voluntary movements of the body
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Somatics, a group of alternative medicine approaches, experiential movement disciplines, and dance techniques
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Somatic theory, a model of human social behavior
Related concepts
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Somatic marker hypothesis, an explanation of how emotions affect decision-making
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Somatic symptom disorder, aka somatoform disorder, characterized by medically unexplained physical symptoms, and considered to be a mental health issue
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Somatotype, the now-discredited idea associating body types with human temperament types
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Psychosomatic medicine, an interdisciplinary medical field exploring the relationships among social, psychological, and behavioral factors on bodily processes and quality of life in humans and animals
Other
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Hahn Rowe, a musician who has performed as the act, Somatic, releasing an album with a related title (''the new body'')
See also
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Touch (disambiguation)
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Tactile (disambiguation)
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Haptic (disambiguation)
Haptics may refer to:
* Haptics, any form of interaction involving touch
** Haptic communication, the means by which people and other animals communicate via touching
** Haptic perception, the process of recognizing objects through touch
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