emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole
"The holistic approach to medicine emphasizes the organic connection between a patient's physical symptoms and their emotional well-being."
Related to holism.
"The doctor adopted a holistic approach that treated the patient's mind, body, and spirit as an interconnected whole rather than focusing solely on isolated symptoms."
The word holistic comes from combining the root of holism with a suffix meaning "pertaining to." It entered English as an adjective describing something that treats things as unified wholes rather than separate parts.