holism

[ hoh-liz-uhm ]

/ ˈhoʊ lɪz əm /

noun

Philosophy. the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts.Compare organicism (def. 1).

Also holiatry. Medicine/Medical. care of the entire patient in all aspects of well-being, including physical, psychological, and social.

Psychology. any psychologic system postulating that the human mind must be studied as a unit rather than as a sum of its individual parts.

Sometimes who·lism .

Origin of holism

hol- + -ism; term introduced by J.C. Smuts in Holism and Evolution (1926)

OTHER WORDS FROM holism

holist, noun

Words nearby holism

holiday season, holier-than-thou, holily, holiness, Holinshed, holism, holistic, holistically, holistic medicine, Holkar State, Holkham Hall

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British Dictionary definitions for holism

holism

/ (ˈhəʊlɪzəm) /

noun

any doctrine that a system may have properties over and above those of its parts and their organization

the treatment of any subject as a whole integrated system, esp, in medicine, the consideration of the complete person, physically and psychologically, in the treatment of a diseaseSee also alternative medicine

philosophy one of a number of methodological theses holding that the significance of the parts can only be understood in terms of their contribution to the significance of the whole and that the latter must therefore be epistemologically priorCompare reductionism, atomism (def. 2)

Word Origin for holism

C20: from holo- + -ism

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Medical definitions for holism

holism

[ hō′lĭz′əm ]

n.

The theory that living matter or reality is made up of organic or unified wholes that are greater than the simple sum of their parts.

A holistic investigation or system of treatment.

Other words from holism

ho•lis′tic (hō-lĭs′tĭk) adj.

单词	holism
释义	holism [ hoh-liz-uhm ] / ˈhoʊ lɪz əm / noun Philosophy. the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts.Compare organicism (def. 1). Also holiatry. Medicine/Medical. care of the entire patient in all aspects of well-being, including physical, psychological, and social. Psychology. any psychologic system postulating that the human mind must be studied as a unit rather than as a sum of its individual parts. Sometimes who·lism . Origin of holism hol- + -ism; term introduced by J.C. Smuts in Holism and Evolution (1926) OTHER WORDS FROM holism holist, noun Words nearby holism holiday season, holier-than-thou, holily, holiness, Holinshed, holism, holistic, holistically, holistic medicine, Holkar State, Holkham Hall Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for holism holism / (ˈhəʊlɪzəm) / noun any doctrine that a system may have properties over and above those of its parts and their organization the treatment of any subject as a whole integrated system, esp, in medicine, the consideration of the complete person, physically and psychologically, in the treatment of a diseaseSee also alternative medicine philosophy one of a number of methodological theses holding that the significance of the parts can only be understood in terms of their contribution to the significance of the whole and that the latter must therefore be epistemologically priorCompare reductionism, atomism (def. 2) Word Origin for holism C20: from holo- + -ism Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for holism holism [ hō′lĭz′əm ] n. The theory that living matter or reality is made up of organic or unified wholes that are greater than the simple sum of their parts. A holistic investigation or system of treatment. Other words from holism ho•lis′tic (hō-lĭs′tĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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