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organicism
or·gan·i·cism O0116000 (ôr-găn′ĭ-sĭz′əm)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.
or·gan′i·cist n.organicism (ɔːˈɡænɪˌsɪzəm) n1. (Biology) the theory that the functioning of living organisms is determined by the working together of all organs as an integrated system2. (Medicine) the theory that all symptoms are caused by organic disease3. (Medicine) the theory that each organ of the body has its own peculiar constitution orˈganicist n, adj orˌganiˈcistic adjor•gan•i•cism (ɔrˈgæn əˌsɪz əm)
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 that all symptoms arise from organic disease. 3. a view of society as an autonomous entity analogous to and following the same developmental pattern as a biological organism. [1850–55; organic + -ism] or•gan`i•cis′mal, or•gan`i•cis′tic, adj. or•gan′i•cist, n. organicism1. the theory that all symptoms are due to organic disease.
2. the theory that each of the organs of the body has its own special constitution. — organicist, n. — organicistic, adj.See also: Medical Specialties
the theory that vital activities stem not from any single part of an organism but from its autonomous composition. Cf. holism, mechanism, vitalism. — organicist, n. — organicistic, adj.See also: PhilosophyThesaurus| Noun | 1. | organicism - theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processesscientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"holism, holistic theory - the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole; "holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"; "holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states" |
organicism
organicism[ȯr′gan·ə‚siz·əm] (biology) holism organicism
or·gan·i·cism (ōr-gan'i-sizm), A theory that attributes all diseases, especially all mental disorders, as organic in origin.organicism (ôr-găn′ĭ-sĭz′əm)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.
or·gan′i·cist n.organicism
Words related to organicismnoun theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processesRelated Words- scientific theory
- holism
- holistic theory
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