Psychophysiologic-disorder
noun
1.
any of a group of disorders, as tension headache, characterized by physical symptoms that are partly induced by emotional factors.
psychophysiologic disorder psy·cho·phys·i·o·log·ic disorder (sī’kō-fĭz’ē-ə-lŏj’ĭk)
n.
See psychosomatic disorder.
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