Organismic (Adjective)
Meaning
Of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole); "the organismic theory of the state".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The biologist focused on the organismic level of analysis, examining how the entire organism interacted with its environment.
- He proposed an organismic theory of intelligence, arguing that cognitive abilities arose from the workings of the whole organism.
- The organismic approach to psychology emphasizes the integrated functioning of an individual's various systems.
- The researcher studied the organismic responses of plants to various environmental stressors.
- From an organismic perspective, the disease was understood as a disruption of the body's overall functioning.