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Syntropy

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Syntropy is a noun meaning (pathology) The coalescence of two diseases into one.

Meaning

(pathology) The coalescence of two diseases into one.

More Meanings

  1. (psychology) A wholesome association with others.
  2. (anatomy) A formation of a series of similar parts having the same orientation (e.g., ribs, scales).
  3. (philosophy of science) A tendency towards complexity, structure, order, organization of ever more advantageous and orderly patterns. Originally coined as a synonym for negentropy

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include symbiogenesis, symplasia, syndesis, syntroph, syntrophy, syntopy.

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