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Organicism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The theory that disease is a result of structural alteration of organs. countable, historical, uncountable
  2. 2
    theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes wordnet
  3. 3
    The concept that everything is organic, or forms part of an organic whole. countable, uncountable

    "Its asymmetrical design, half curved, half rectangular, reflects the marquise's divided nature: female organicism joined to male geometry, a psychic hermaphroditism."

  4. 4
    The treatment of society or the universe as if it were an organism. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    The theory that the total organization of an organism is more important than the functioning of its individual organs. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From organic + -ism.

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