- the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong.
- the doctrine that all symptoms arise from organic disease.
- a view of society as an autonomous entity analogous to and following the same developmental pattern as a biological organism.
- the theory that the functioning of living organisms is determined by the working together of all organs as an integrated system
- the theory that all symptoms are caused by organic disease
- the theory that each organ of the body has its own peculiar constitution
