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Somatic

Somatic means to refer to the body. From the Greek word Somatikos, meaning body.

It also can mean to refer to the part of the nervous system that controls voluntary movement.


There is much more information to be found on the term somatic by going to the website ismeta.org



07-14-2008 23:18:10
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