organicism

organicism
or·gan·i·cism

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  • Organicism — Is it material composition, or organization of parts, that creates the mutual symbiosis between Amphiprion clownfish and tropical sea anemones? Organicism is a philosophical orientation that asserts that reality is best understood as an organic… …   Wikipedia

  • organicism — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1883 1. a. the explanation of life and living processes in terms of the levels of organization of living systems rather than in terms of the properties of their smallest components b.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • organicism — organicismal, organicistic, adj. organicist, n. /awr gan euh siz euhm/, n. 1. Philos. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Cf. holism. 2. Pathol. the doctrine… …   Universalium

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  • organicism — A theory that attributes all diseases, in particular, all mental disorders, as organic in origin. * * * or·gan·i·cism ȯr gan ə .siz əm n a theory that disease is always associated with a structural lesion of an organ …   Medical dictionary

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  • organicism — É”r gænɪsɪzm /ɔː n. medical theory which asserts that all symptoms of a disease have an organic origin; outlook which asserts that society is an autonomous entity which functions like a living organism …   English contemporary dictionary

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