Medical Dictionary

gestalt

noun ge·stalt \gə-ˈs(h)tält, -ˈs(h)tlt\
plural ge·stalt·en \-ən\ or gestalts

Medical Definition of GESTALT

:  a structure, arrangement, or pattern of physical, biological, or psychological phenomena so integrated as to constitute a functional unit with properties not derivable by summation of its parts
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