ho‧lis‧tic /həʊˈlɪstɪk $ hoʊ-/
adjective[
Date: 1900-2000;
Language: Greek;
Origin: holos 'whole']
1. considering a person or thing as a whole, rather than as separate parts:
a holistic approach to design2. holistic medicine/treatment/healing etc medical treatment based on the belief that the whole person must be treated, not just the part of their body that has a disease ⇒
alternative medicine—holistically /-kli/
adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲