complementary medicine

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Noun

complementary medicine (countable and uncountable, plural complementary medicines)

  1. Any of several therapies that complement (augment) scientific 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
    Coordinate term: quackery (knowingly fake: fraudulent)

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