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  1. Descriptive term for any physical symptom or
  2. disease thought to arise from emotional or
  3. mental factors. The term `psychosomatic' has
  4. been applied to many conditions, including
  5. asthma, migraine, hypertension, and peptic
  6. ulcers. Whereas it is unlikely that these and
  7. other conditions are wholly due to
  8. psychological factors, emotional states such
  9. as anxiety or depression do have a distinct
  10. influence on the frequency and severity of
  11. illness.
  12.