SOLIDISM

Etymology

Noun

solidism (uncountable)

(medicine, obsolete) The doctrine that the solid parts of the body are the only parts that have vital properties and are susceptible to disease.

Anagrams

• idolisms

Source: Wiktionary


Sol"id*ism, n. (Med.)

Definition: The doctrine that refers all diseases to morbid changes of the solid parts of the body. It rests on the view that the solids alone are endowed with vital properties, and can receive the impression of agents tending to produce disease.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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