somatogenic

[ suh-mat-uh-jen-ik, soh-muh-tuh- ]
/ səˌmæt əˈdʒɛn ɪk, ˌsoʊ mə tə- /

adjective Biology.

developing from somatic cells.
Also so·mat·o·ge·net·ic [suh-mat-uh-juh-net-ik, soh-muh-tuh-] /səˌmæt ə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk, ˌsoʊ mə tə-/.

Origin of somatogenic

First recorded in 1900–05; somato- + -genic

Words nearby somatogenic

somatization disorder, somato-, somatochrome, somatoform, somatoform disorder, somatogenic, somatoliberin, somatology, somatomammotropin, somatomedin, somatopathic

British Dictionary definitions for somatogenic

somatogenic
/ (səˌmætəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) /

adjective

med originating in the cells of the body: of organic, rather than mental, origin a somatogenic disorder

Medical definitions for somatogenic

somatogenic
[ sō-măt′ə-jĕn′ĭk, sō′mə-tə- ]

adj.

Originating in the body under the influence of external forces.
Having origin in body cells.