- complementary medicine
- noun Date: 1982 any of the practices (as acupuncture) of alternative medicine accepted and utilized by mainstream medical practitioners; also alternative medicine
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complementary medicine — n any of the practices (as acupuncture) of alternative medicine accepted and utilized by mainstream medical practitioners also alternative medicine * * * various forms of therapy that are viewed as complementary to conventional medicine. These… … Medical dictionary
complementary medicine — n [U] especially BrE complementary medicine uses treatments that are not part of traditional Western medicine ▪ acupuncture and other complementary therapies … Dictionary of contemporary English
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complementary medicine — ► NOUN ▪ medical therapy that falls beyond the scope of scientific medicine but may be used alongside it, e.g. acupuncture and osteopathy … English terms dictionary
complementary medicine — various forms of therapy that are viewed as complementary to conventional medicine. These include (but are not confined to) osteopathy, acupuncture, homeopathy, massage, aromatherapy, reflexology, and reiki. Previously, complementary therapies… … The new mediacal dictionary
complementary medicine — noun the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑practice of medicine * * * ˌcomplementary ˈmedicine [complementary medicine] noun … Useful english dictionary
complementary medicine — UK / US noun [uncountable] medical treatment using methods that are not used by most doctors and are intended to treat the causes of a disease rather than the symptoms. In western societies, acupuncture and hypnosis are types of complementary… … English dictionary
complementary medicine — Practices often used to enhance or complement standard treatments. They generally are not recognized by the medical community as standard or conventional medical approaches. Complementary medicine may include dietary supplements, megadose… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Complementary medicine research unit, University of Southampton — The Complementary medicine research unit is part of the School of Medicine at the University of Southampton. It was created by Professor George Lewith in 1995, now one of four people who have been appointed as UK professors of complementary… … Wikipedia
complementary medicine — noun any of several therapies that combine conventional medical practices with those of alternative medicine such as acupuncture or homeopathy … Wiktionary
