asomatous
|a-so-ma-tous|
/ˌeɪsəˈmætəs/
without a body
Etymology
'asomatous' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'asōmatos', where 'a-' meant 'without' and 'soma' meant 'body'.
'asomatous' changed from the Greek adjective 'asōmatos' and was later Latinized (New Latin) before entering modern English as 'asomatous'.
Initially, it meant 'without a body', and over time it has retained that basic sense while also being applied in medical contexts to indicate 'without somatic/physical signs'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
lacking a physical body; bodiless or incorporeal.
The depiction was deliberately asomatous, representing the deity without a human body.
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Adjective 2
in medical or psychiatric contexts: not accompanied by observable bodily (somatic) signs or physical causes; non-somatic.
The clinician described the patient's complaints as largely asomatous, with no clear physical findings.
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