"antimedicine" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more antimedicine [comparative], most antimedicine [superlative]
Etymology: anti- + medicine Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|medicine}} anti- + medicine Head templates: {{en-adj}} antimedicine (comparative more antimedicine, superlative most antimedicine)
  1. Opposing medicine.
    Sense id: en-antimedicine-en-adj-rxH4u7Of Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-

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