TELEONOMY


Meaning of TELEONOMY in English

— teleonomic /tel ee euh nom"ik, tee'lee-/ , adj.

/tel'ee on"euh mee, tee'lee-/ , n.

Biol. the principle that the body's structures and functions serve an overall purpose, as in assuring the survival of the organism.

[ 1955-60; TELEO- + -NOMY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .