du·al·ism

(dū'ăl-izm),

1. In chemistry, a theory advanced by Berzelius that every compound, no matter how many elements enter into it, is composed of two parts, one electrically negative, the other positive; still applicable, with modification, to polar compounds, but inapplicable to nonpolar compounds.

2. In hematology, the concept that blood cells have two origins, that is, lymphogenous and myelogenous.

3. The theory that the mind and body are two distinct systems, independent and different in nature.

[L. dualis, relating to two, fr. duo, two]

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dualism

(do͞o′ə-lĭz′əm, dyo͞o′-)

1. The condition of being double; duality.

2. Psychology The view that mental and physical properties are fundamentally different and that neither can be explained fully in terms of the other.

du′al·ist n.

du′al·is′tic adj.

du′al·is′ti·cal·ly adv.

du·al·ism

(dū'ăl-izm)

1. chemistry theory that every compound, no matter how many elements enter into it, is composed of two parts, one electrically negative, the other positive; applicable to polar compounds but not to nonpolar compounds.

2. hematology the concept that blood cells have two origins, i.e., lymphogenous and myelogenous.

3. The theory that the mind and body are two distinct systems, independent and different in nature.

[L. dualis, relating to two, fr. duo, two]

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