somatize
verb [ I or T ] psychology, medical specialized (UK usually somatise) uk/ˈsəʊ.mə.taɪz/ us/ˈsoʊ.mə.taɪz/
躯体化（在精神病学上指精神的问题转变为身体的症状）
to experience problems that are psychological (= relating to the mind) in a physical way, for example as pain or tiredness
Many patients who somatize are not consciously aware of the problem. 许多躯体化的患者没有意识到自己患有这种疾病。
Psychosomatic diseases may happen when someone somatizes his or her negative emotions. 当某人将自己的负面情绪躯体化时，可能会导致躯体化精神病。
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- Patients who somatize seem to represent a sizeable population in general medical clinics.
- We may use parts of our bodies to somatise this distress.
- Somatizing psychological stress was also once common in western communities.