See Also: holism(medicine)
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holism (iou)



holism noun. E20.
[from HOLO- + -ISM. Cf. WHOLISM.]
The theory or principle of a tendency in nature to form or produce organized wholes which are more than the mere sum of the component units; spec. the application of this theory in medicine, involving the treatment of the whole person rather than the physical symptoms alone.
ho'listic adjective (a) of or pertaining to holism; (b) whole, complete, comprising or involving all parts, aspects, etc.: E20.
ho'listically adverb as a whole E20.