Definition of organicism Organicism
or•gan•i•cism
We found 6 definitions of organicism from 4 different sources.
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What does organicism mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: organicisms |
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| organicism - theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes | ||
| scientific 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" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- organicism (Noun)
The treatment of society or the universe as if it were an organism. - organicism (Noun)
The theory that the total organization of an organism is more important than the functioning of its individual organs. - organicism (Noun)
The theory that disease is a result of structural alteration of organs.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- organicism (n.)
The doctrine of the localization of disease, or which refers it always to a material lesion of an organ.
Part of speech
🔤- organicism, noun, singular of organicisms.
