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Organicism

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Noun

1. organicism

theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Organicism

see synonyms of organicism
noun
1. 
the theory that the functioning of living organisms is determined by the working together of all organs as an integrated system
2. 
the theory that all symptoms are caused by organic disease
3. 
the theory that each organ of the body has its own peculiar constitution

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Organicism

see synonyms of organicism
noun
1. 
holism
2. 
the theory that living processes are a function of the entire, coordinated, autonomous system of an organism, rather than of any of its parts

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Organicism

see synonyms of organicism
n.
1. The concept that society or the universe is analogous to a biological organism, as in development or organization.
2. The doctrine that the total organization of an organism, rather than the functioning of individual organs, is the principal or exclusive determinant of every life process.
3. The theory that all disease is associated with structural alterations of organs.

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