HOLISTICALLY Definition & Meaning

holistically

[ hoh-lis-tik-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

involving or emphasizing the whole, as with a theory or practice:
Please note that test scores are just one element of your application, and the program views each student holistically in making a determination of admission.
Medicine/Medical. following a therapeutic system that considers the individual as a whole, especially one that integrates physical and mental health and sometimes also social well-being:
In this practice, we try to tailor foods, diets, and treatments to prevent disease and improve health holistically.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of holistically¹

hol(ism) ( def ) + -istic ( def ) + -ally ( def )

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"Having two therapists, and long sessions - up to eight hours long - is a new way of doing therapy. They're looking at people very holistically and giving them time."

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As Kampmann explained, TB is the classic example of a disease where you must think holistically, and where social determinants of health are vital to understanding the dynamics of the disease.

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The Right to Dream academies, which nurture young players holistically in both soccer and education, have graduated some 260 students, sending more than 150 players to professional clubs and more than 65 to national teams.

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Fewer than one in three Gen Z workers with full-time jobs feel holistically healthy — from a social, mental, physical and financial standpoint — a figure that's 10% lower than their older colleagues.

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Taking on systemic inflammation is the most effective, science-backed approach we know of to improve health holistically.

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