ho ‧ lis ‧ tic /həʊˈlɪstɪk $ hoʊ-/ BrE AmE 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 design
2 . 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