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Somato- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “body.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology.Somato- ultimately comes from Greek ��ô����, meaning “body.” The Latin equivalent of ��ô���� was corpus, “body,” which is the source of corps, corpse, corporal, and corporeal. To learn more, check out our entries for all four words.������ are variants of somato-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, somato- becomes somat-, as in somatist.The combining forms -some and -soma come from the same Greek root and are used to mean "body," as in chromosome or Schistosoma. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for somat-, -some, and -soma.