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Noun [English]

Forms: alternative medicines [plural]
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  1. Any of various pseudoscientific medical methods and practices used in place of, or as well as, conventional (scientific) medicine. Wikipedia link: alternative medicine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alternative medicine Related terms: complementary medicine, folk medicine, herbal medicine, indigenous medicine, integrative medicine, traditional medicine, Alexander technique, hypnosis, meditation, yoga Translations (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine): alternatiewe medikasie (Afrikaans), اَلطِّبّ الْبَدِيل (aṭ-ṭibb al-badīl) (Arabic), medicina alternativa [feminine] (Asturian), medikuntza alternatibo (Basque), বিকল্প চিকিৎসাবিজ্ঞান (bikolpo cikitśabiggên) (Bengali), алтернативна медицина (alternativna medicina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), medicina alternativa [feminine] (Catalan), 替代醫學 (Chinese Mandarin), 替代医学 (tìdài yīxué) (Chinese Mandarin), alternativ medicin [common-gender] (Danish), alternativ behandling (Danish), alternatieve geneeswijze (Dutch), alternativa medicino (Esperanto), alternatiivmeditsiin (Estonian), vaihtoehtolääkintä (Finnish), vaihtoehtolääketiede (Finnish), médecine non conventionnelle [feminine] (French), médecine alternative [feminine] (French), medicina alternativa [feminine] (Galician), ალტერნატიული მედიცინა (alṭernaṭiuli medicina) (Georgian), Alternativmedizin [feminine] (German), εναλλακτική ιατρική (enallaktikí iatrikí) [feminine] (Greek), רפואה אלטרנטיבית (Hebrew), वैकल्पिक चिकित्सा (vaikalpik cikitsā) (Hindi), alternatív gyógymód (Hungarian), pengobatan alternatif (Indonesian), míochaine mhalartach (Irish), medicina alternativa [feminine] (Italian), 代替医療 (daitai iryō) (alt: だいたいいりょう) (Japanese), ಪರ್ಯಾಯ ಔಷಧ (paryāya auṣadha) (Kannada), 대체의학 (daeche'uihak) (Korean), alternatyvioji medicina [feminine] (Lithuanian), perubatan alternatif (Malay), ബദൽചികിത്സ (badalcikitsa) (Malayalam), rongoā arokē (Maori), alternativ behandling (Norwegian), پزشکی جایگزین (Persian), medycyna niekonwencjonalna [feminine] (Polish), medicina alternativa [feminine] (Portuguese), medicină alternativă [feminine] (Romanian), альтернати́вная медици́на (alʹtɛrnatívnaja medicína) [feminine] (Russian), нетрадицио́нная медици́на (netradiciónnaja medicína) [feminine] (Russian), alternativna medicina [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), алтернативна медицина [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), alternatívna medicína [feminine] (Slovak), medicina alternativa [feminine] (Spanish), alternativmedicin (Swedish), การแพทย์ทางเลือก (Thai), alternatif tıp (Turkish), альтернативна медицина (alʹternatyvna medycyna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), meddygaeth amgen [feminine] (Welsh)
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          "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "medicină alternativă"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "alʹtɛrnatívnaja medicína",
          "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "альтернати́вная медици́на"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "netradiciónnaja medicína",
          "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "нетрадицио́нная медици́на"
        },
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "alternativna medicina"
        },
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "алтернативна медицина"
        },
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "alternatívna medicína"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "medicina alternativa"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
          "word": "alternativmedicin"
        },
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
          "word": "การแพทย์ทางเลือก"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
          "word": "alternatif tıp"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "alʹternatyvna medycyna",
          "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "альтернативна медицина"
        },
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "meddygaeth amgen"
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      "word": "Alexander technique"
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          "text": "Coordinate term: quackery"
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          "ref": "2011 May 19, “Think yourself better”, in The Economist, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Unlike their conventional counterparts, practitioners of alternative medicine often excel at harnessing the placebo effect, says Dr Ernst.",
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          "ref": "2012 May 5, Liz Gooch, “Australian Universities Defend Alternative-Medicine Teaching”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
          "text": "“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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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "alternatiewe medikasie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "aṭ-ṭibb al-badīl",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "اَلطِّبّ الْبَدِيل"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medicina alternativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "medikuntza alternatibo"
    },
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bikolpo cikitśabiggên",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "বিকল্প চিকিৎসাবিজ্ঞান"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "alternativna medicina",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "алтернативна медицина"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medicina alternativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "替代醫學"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tìdài yīxué",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "替代医学"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "alternativ medicin"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "alternativ behandling"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "alternatieve geneeswijze"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "alternativa medicino"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "alternatiivmeditsiin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "vaihtoehtolääkintä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "vaihtoehtolääketiede"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "médecine non conventionnelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "médecine alternative"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medicina alternativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "alṭernaṭiuli medicina",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "ალტერნატიული მედიცინა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Alternativmedizin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "enallaktikí iatrikí",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "εναλλακτική ιατρική"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "רפואה אלטרנטיבית"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vaikalpik cikitsā",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "वैकल्पिक चिकित्सा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "alternatív gyógymód"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "pengobatan alternatif"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "míochaine mhalartach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medicina alternativa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "だいたいいりょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "daitai iryō",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "代替医療"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "paryāya auṣadha",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "ಪರ್ಯಾಯ ಔಷಧ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daeche'uihak",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "대체의학"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alternatyvioji medicina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "perubatan alternatif"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "badalcikitsa",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "ബദൽചികിത്സ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "rongoā arokē"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "alternativ behandling"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "پزشکی جایگزین"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medycyna niekonwencjonalna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medicina alternativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medicină alternativă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "alʹtɛrnatívnaja medicína",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "альтернати́вная медици́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "netradiciónnaja medicína",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нетрадицио́нная медици́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alternativna medicina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "алтернативна медицина"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alternatívna medicína"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medicina alternativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "alternativmedicin"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "การแพทย์ทางเลือก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "word": "alternatif tıp"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "alʹternatyvna medycyna",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "альтернативна медицина"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meddygaeth amgen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alternative medicine"
}

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