| LC control no. | sh 85143946 |
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| LC classification | QH341 |
| Topical heading | Vital force |
| Variant(s) | Élan vital Energy, Vital Force, Life Force, Vital Life force Vital energy |
| See also | Force and energy Life (Biology) Qi (Chinese philosophy) Energy medicine Vitality |
| Found in | Henderson's dict. of biol. terms, 1979 (vital force: form of energy manifested in living phenomena when considered district from chemical, physical, and mechanical forces. Alt. élan vital) Am. heritage dict. (élan vital, also called life force) |
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