alternative medicine
healthcare and treatment practices, including traditional Chinese medicine, chiropractic, folk medicine, and naturopathy, that minimize or eschew the use of surgery and drugs.
Origin of alternative medicine
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How to use alternative medicine in a sentence
A particularly worrisome indicator of this mistrust has been the booming alternative medicine industry.
Unfortunately, a lot of alternative medicine is indeed deeply unscientific, and deserves to be treated with skepticism.
“Some alternative medicine practitioners have made claims that are simply ridiculous,” he offered.
New Research Shows Poorly Understood “Leaky Gut Syndrome” Is Real, May Be the Cause of Several Diseases | Daniela Drake | March 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven Deepak Chopra, the alternative medicine and spiritual guru, preaches a dietless diet.
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British Dictionary definitions for alternative medicine
another name for complementary medicine See also holism (def. 2)
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Scientific definitions for alternative medicine
[ ôl-tûr′nə-tĭv ]
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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Cultural definitions for alternative medicine
Medical practice or therapy that uses methods that have not been associated with the traditional, standard care most generally taught and executed by AMA-certified medical schools.
Notes for alternative medicine
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