holomics

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noun

The concept of making therapeutic decisions for a patient by integrating data from many different sources.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounholomics (uncountable)
  1. neologismuncountablemedicineThe concept of making therapeutic decisions for a patient by integrating data from many different sources.

    In contrast to current predictive models, holomics includes all these different types of information to predict the likelihood of a patient responding to therapy, developing a certain disease, and so on.

    2019 February 26, Irène Buvat (quoted), Mélisande Rouger, “Holomics: a trendy but complex topic”, in Healthcare-in-Europe

Origin

From holo- + -omics (“a study of the totality of something”).

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APA

holomics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holomics

MLA

“holomics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holomics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holomics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holomics.

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