Meanings
adjectivebiopsychosocial (comparative more biopsychosocial, superlative most biopsychosocial)
comparative more biopsychosocial · superlative most biopsychosocial
- Having biological, psychological and social characteristics.
- alternative medicineRelating to the idea that the mind and the body are inseparable entities.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
- Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
- Englishpsycho-
- Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
- Proto-Italic*sokjos
- Latinsokios
- Latinsocius
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinsociāli
- Middle Frenchsocia
- Englishsocial
- Englishpsychosocial
- Englishbiopsychosocial
From bio- + psychosocial.
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APA
biopsychosocial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biopsychosocial
MLA
“biopsychosocial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biopsychosocial. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biopsychosocial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biopsychosocial.
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