(n) any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes, Syn. vegetative cell, Example:somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells
(adj) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit, Syn. somatic, corporeal, corporal, Example:bodily needs; a corporal defect; corporeal suffering; a somatic symptom or somatic illness
(n) the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations, Syn. somatic sensation, somatesthesia, somaesthesia, Example:he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes