somatic
adj.adj. relating to the body, especially the physical parts of the body rather than the mind. You use this to describe things like the nerves that control your muscles.
adj. relating to the body, particularly the physical structure and sensory nerves. Often used in medical or biological contexts to distinguish physical from mental processes.
The doctor checked for somatic symptoms like muscle pain.
The patient reported several somatic complaints, including chronic back pain and fatigue, that were not explained by a physical illness.
In clinical psychology, somatic symptoms are often used to describe physical complaints that are primarily caused by psychological factors rather than a specific organic disease.
From Ancient Greek σωματικός (sōmatikós, “bodily”), σῶμα (sôma, “body”).