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Elan Vital

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(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms

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vitality
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Elan Vitals
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Elan Vital's
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Elan Vitals'

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(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms

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