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Carnal vs Somatic - What's the difference?

carnal | somatic |

As adjectives the difference between carnal and somatic

is that carnal is relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites while somatic is part of, or relating to the body of an organism.

carnal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites
  • worldly or earthly; temporal
  • of or relating to the body or flesh
  • Derived terms

    * carnal knowledge

    somatic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Part of, or relating to the body of an organism.
  • Of or relating to the wall of the body; somatopleuric; parietal.
  • the somatic stalk of the yolk sac of an embryo