Holistic
Etymology
From Greek holos, "whole." The related term "holism" was coined in 1926 by the statesman Jan Smuts to argue that systems are more than the sum of their parts. In health, a holistic approach treats the whole person — sleep, stress, and life alongside the symptom. The word now applies to any whole-system view, from design to education.
adjective · /hoh-LIS-tik/
Concerned with the whole system — body, mind, and circumstances together — rather than any single part in isolation.
What it names
The instinct that a person is more than a list of symptoms, and that context often matters as much as the specific complaint.
Example
Rather than only prescribing a pill, the clinic took a holistic look at her sleep, diet, and stress.
Related idea
Psychosomatic thinking is one strand of a holistic view — treating mind and body as one connected system.