First Known Use: 1883
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organicism
noun or·gan·i·cism \ȯr-ˈga-nə-ˌsi-zəm\
Definition of ORGANICISM
1
a : the explanation of life and living processes in terms of the levels of organization of living systems rather than in terms of the properties of their smallest components b : vitalism
2
: any of various theories that attribute to society or the universe as a whole an existence or characteristics analogous to those of a biological organism
— or·gan·i·cist \-sist\ noun or adjective
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organicism
noun or·gan·i·cism \ȯr-ˈgan-ə-ˌsiz-əm\
Medical Definition of ORGANICISM
: a theory that disease is always associated with a structural lesion of an organ
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