holistic

holistic
Pertaining to the characteristics of holism or h. psychologies.

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ho·lis·tic hō-'lis-tik adj
1) of or relating to holism
2) relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts <\holistic medicine attempts to treat both the mind and the body>
ho·lis·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adv

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adj.
describing an approach to patient care in which the physical, mental, and social factors in the patient's condition are taken into account, rather than just the diagnosed disease. The term is applied to a range of orthodox and unorthodox methods of treatment. See also complementary medicine.

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ho·lis·tic (ho-lisґtik) considering the person as a functioning whole, or relating to the conception of a human being as a functioning whole; see also under health.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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