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holistic
adjective
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holistic
adjective
of or relating to a doctrine of holism
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Content: Example: Chiropractors often take a holistic approach to treating injuries by considering the entire body instead of just the affected area. Where does holistic come from? Holism was coined by Jan Christian Smuts in his 1926 book Holism and Evolution (Smuts completed the work between serving terms as prime minister of South Africa). The first part of the word, hol, refers to “whole,” and the suffix -ism means “principle” or “doctrine.” In holistic, the suffix -istic is used to make it an adjective. In medical contexts, holistic describes an approach that attempts to treat the overall well-being of a person, including physically, psychologically, and socially. Because this approach differs from traditional Western medicine, holistic treatments are often associated with alternative medicine. Many practitioners of holistic medicine operate under the philosophy that the body must be treated as a whole unit, taking into account the complex interactions of its parts. A similar approach is associated with the use of the term holistic in psychology: