See Also: vitalism(medicine)
vitalism(dictionary)
electro-vitalism(medicine)

vitalism (iou)



vitalism noun. E19.
[French vitalisme, or from VITAL adjective + -ISM.]
Biology. The doctrine or theory that the origin and phenomena of life are due to or produced by a vital principle, as distinct from a purely chemical or physical force.
vitalist noun & adjective (a) noun an advocate of or believer in vitalism; (b) adjective = VITALISTIC: M19.