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solidism

(ˈsɒlɪdɪzəm)

(Medicine) med the belief that diseases spring from damage to solid parts of the body

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solidism

a doctrine that relates all diseases to the state of the solid parts of the body. — solidist, n. — solidistic, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

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