| alternative medicine n. A variety of therapeutic or preventive health care practices, such as homeopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic, and herbal medicine, that do not follow generally accepted medical methods and may not have a scientific explanation for their effectiveness. |
alternative medicine
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(Medicine / Complementary Medicine) another name for complementary medicine See also holism [2]
alternative medicine (ôl-tûr n -t v) A variety of therapeutic or preventive health-care practices that are not typically taught or practiced in traditional medical communities and offer treatments that differ from standard medical practice. Homeopathy, herbal medicine, and acupuncture are types of alternative medicine. |
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| Noun | 1. |  alternative medicine - the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncturepractice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" herbal medicine - the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health |
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alternative medicine
n → Alternativmedizin f
alternative medicine n → medicina alternativa
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