"complementary medicine" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: complementary medicines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alternative medicine Synonyms: integrative medicine Translations (therapy): 補充醫學 (Chinese Mandarin), 补充医学 (bǔchōng yīxué) (Chinese Mandarin), complementaire geneeskunde [feminine] (Dutch), täydentävä lääketiede (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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