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HOLISMO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Non-Surgical Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- holism
1, record 1, English, holism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The principle that an organism is not equal to the sum of its parts and must be studied as a whole. 1, record 1, English, - holism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- holisme
1, record 1, French, holisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Théorie selon laquelle l'organisme est un tout indivisible différent de la somme de ses composantes (physique, physiologique, psychique). 1, record 1, French, - holisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento sin cirugía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- holismo
1, record 1, Spanish, holismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wholism
1, record 2, English, wholism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- holism 2, record 2, English, holism
correct
- organicism 3, record 2, English, organicism
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The view that the whole of a complex system such as a cell or organism, is functionally greater than the sum of its parts. 3, record 2, English, - wholism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Also a view of organizations in which the organization is viewed as a functioning whole; a change in any element of the system will thus change the entire system. 4, record 2, English, - wholism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- holisme
1, record 2, French, holisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] tendance de l'univers à construire des unités de complication croissante : matière inerte, matière vivante, matière vivante et pensante. 2, record 2, French, - holisme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencias biológicas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- holismo
1, record 2, Spanish, holismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Teoría según la cual todos los entes físicos y biológicos forman parte de un sistema, cuya totalidad es mayor que la suma de las partes que lo componen. 2, record 2, Spanish, - holismo
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