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Holism

British pronunciation/hˈəʊlɪzəm/
American pronunciation/hˈoʊlɪzəm/
Holism
[NOUN]
1

the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole

synonyms : holistic theory
antonyms : atomism
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2

a medical approach in which a person should be considered as a whole, considering all the aspects and not just the symptoms of the disease

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Examples
1Holism is a good idea.
2the other one is reductionism and holism.
3On the other hand we could have methodological holism.
4And that's related to reductionism and holism.
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