accidentalism
[ ak-si-den-tl-iz-uhm ]
noun
a system of medicine based on the symptoms of a disease, disregarding its origin or cause.
Philosophy. any theory holding that some events have no causes.
Origin of accidentalism
1First recorded in 1850–55; accidental + -ism
Other words from accidentalism
- ac·ci·den·tal·ist, noun, adjective
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