alternative medicine
English
Noun
alternative medicine (countable and uncountable, plural alternative medicines)
- Any of various medical methods and practices used in place of, or as well as, conventional medicine.
- 2011 May 19, “Think yourself better”, in The Economist, ISSN 0013-0613:
- Unlike their conventional counterparts, practitioners of alternative medicine often excel at harnessing the placebo effect, says Dr Ernst.
- 2012 May 5, Liz Gooch, “Australian Universities Defend Alternative-Medicine Teaching”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331:
- “Such courses involve so-called 'complementary or alternative medicine' masquerading as, and sitting side-by-side with, evidence-based health-related science courses,” the letter said. It added that universities were risking their reputations by teaching courses like chiropractic, homeopathy, iridology and reflexology.
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Translations
any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine
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See also
- alternative treatment
- complementary medicine
- herbal medicine
- Alexander technique
- hypnosis
- yoga