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ho·lis·tic
[hō-lĭstĭk]adj.
1. Of or relating to holism.
2.
a. Emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts.
b. Concerned with wholes rather than analysis or separation into parts: holistic medicine; holistic ecology.
ho·listi·cal·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
holistic
[həʊˈlɪstɪk]adj
1. [Philosophy] of or relating to a doctrine of holism
2. [Medicine] of or relating to the medical consideration of the complete person, physically and psychologically, in the treatment of a disease
hoˈlistically adv
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holistic
[hoʊˈlɪs tɪk]adj.
1. incorporating or identifying with the principles of holism: holistic psychology.
2. pertaining to or using therapies outside the mainstream of orthodox medicine, as chiropractic, homeopathy, or naturopathy.
[1926]
holistically, adv.
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holistic
In health care, a term used to describe treatments of the whole person: mind, body and spirit.
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| Adj. | 1. | holistic - emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole atomistic, atomistical - divided into separate and often disparate elements |
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Translations
holístico
holistique
olistico
holistic
[həʊˈlɪstɪk] ADJ holísticoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
holistic
[həʊˈlɪstɪk] adj holiste, holistiqueCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
holistic
adj holistisch
Collins German Dictionary Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
holistic
[həʊˈlɪstɪk] adj olistico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ho·lis·tic
a. holístico-a, rel. a un todo o unidad.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
holistic
adj holístico, integralEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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