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VITAL FORCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Homeopathy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vital force
1, record 1, English, vital%20force
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- life force 2, record 1, English, life%20force%20
correct
- vital principle 2, record 1, English, vital%20principle%20
correct
- vital energy 3, record 1, English, vital%20energy
- life principle 3, record 1, English, life%20principle
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spirit-like dynamic of life as possessed or manifested by living things. 4, record 1, English, - vital%20force
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ever since the time of the Greek physician Hippocrates, in the fifth century BC, some doctors have believed that the various functions of the body are controlled and maintained by a vital force which exists independently of the cells, tissues and organs of the body ... many scientists now believe that the vital force is, in fact, a form of electromagnetic energy which organizes all the functions of life [and] has a positive effect in reorganizing the response of electrical, chemical and physical processes and restoring health and vitality. 3, record 1, English, - vital%20force
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Since diseases, in general, are dynamic attacks on the life principle (vital force), the dynamic inimical disease principle exerting its destructive influence upon the vital energy brings out the external signs of the inner, malignant miasms by recognition of which a correct remedy may be selected, in such disorders. 3, record 1, English, - vital%20force
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This force is similar to the "chi" in Chinese medicine and "prana" in Indian Ayurvedic medicine. 5, record 1, English, - vital%20force
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the sixth edition, Hahnemann changed the term "vital force" to "vital energy," probably to keep it in line with the Oriental concepts of "Qi," and "Prana" with which he was totally familiar. 3, record 1, English, - vital%20force
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Homéopathie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- force vitale
1, record 1, French, force%20vitale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- énergie vitale 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9nergie%20vitale
correct, feminine noun
- principe vital 3, record 1, French, principe%20vital
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Énergie ainsi appelée par Hahnemann dans la préface de son ORGANON et qui réside dans tout être vivant et par laquelle le remède homéopathique peut guérir grâce à la réaction de la défense naturelle. 1, record 1, French, - force%20vitale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la notion d'«énergie vitale» fait à son tour l'objet d'un renouveau [...] la présence d'un champ de force électromagnétique, indispensable à l'organisation du vivant, est reconnue par une part de plus en plus grande de scientifiques de pointe. 1, record 1, French, - force%20vitale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'énergie telle que comprise par la médecine traditionnelle chinoise; ici, nous l'envisagerons sous un angle plus «occidental» en parlant de l'énergie vitale. 2, record 1, French, - force%20vitale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Homeopatía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- energía vital
1, record 1, Spanish, energ%C3%ADa%20vital
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- fuerza vital 1, record 1, Spanish, fuerza%20vital%20
correct, feminine noun
- principio vital 1, record 1, Spanish, principio%20vital
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-10-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ethics and Morals
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vital force
1, record 2, English, vital%20force
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éthique et Morale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- élan vital
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9lan%20vital
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concept dû à Henri Bergson (1907), représentant une énergie cosmique, non infinie, créatrice des formes de la vie et des espèces vivantes, et principe de l'évolution. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9lan%20vital
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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