# physioneurosis

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The somatic component of a psychosomatic ailment.

## Etymology
Coined by Abram Kardiner in the 1940s in an effort to replace actual neurosis, a literal translation of German Aktualneurose in Freud's work.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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