complementary medicine

English

Noun

complementary medicine (countable and uncountable, plural complementary medicines)

Any of several therapies that complement (augment) conventional medical practices with those of alternative medicine such as acupuncture or homeopathy.
Synonym: integrative medicine

Meronyms: alternative medicine, folk medicine, herbal medicine, indigenous medicine, traditional medicine

Translations

therapy

Chinese:
Mandarin: 補充醫學／补充医学 (bǔchōng yīxué)
Dutch: complementaire geneeskunde f
Finnish: täydentävä lääketiede

See also

complementary medicine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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