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somatic symptom disorder

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(pathology) Extreme anxiety concerning physical symptoms: illness anxiety disorder.

(psychology) (psychiatry) Formerly known as a somatoform disorder, is any mental disorder that manifests as physical symptoms that suggest illness or injury, but cannot be explained fully by a general medical condition or by the direct effect of a substance, and are not attributable to another mental disorder.

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