"traditional Chinese medicine" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} traditional Chinese medicine (uncountable)
  1. The medical theory and practices of Chinese culture, especially herbal medicine, acupuncture, tui na, Daoyin and osteopathy, for preventing or treating illness, or promoting health and well-being; abbreviated as TCM Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Traditional Chinese medicine Synonyms: Chinese medicine, Chinese traditional medicine Translations (medical practices of Chinese culture): ⁧اَلطِّبّ اَلصِّينِيّ⁩ (aṭ-ṭibb aṣ-ṣīniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), medicina tradicional xinesa [feminine] (Catalan), 中醫 (Chinese Mandarin), 中医 (zhōngyī) (Chinese Mandarin), 中醫學 (Chinese Mandarin), 中医学 (zhōngyīxué) (Chinese Mandarin), 中藥 (Chinese Mandarin), 中药 (zhōngyào) (Chinese Mandarin), traditionel kinesisk medicin (Danish), perinteinen kiinalainen lääketiede (Finnish), traditionelle chinesische Medizin [feminine] (German), (hagyományos) kínai gyógyászat (Hungarian), medicina tradizionale cinese [feminine] (Italian), 中医 (chūi) (alt: ちゅうい) (Japanese), 中医学 (chūigaku) (alt: ちゅういがく) (Japanese), 중의학 (jung'uihak) (Korean), 中醫 (Min Nan Chinese), 中医 (tiong-i) (Min Nan Chinese), 漢醫 (Min Nan Chinese), 汉医 (Min Nan Chinese), 汉医 (hàn-i) (Min Nan Chinese), medicina tradicional chinesa [feminine] (Portuguese), medicina chinesa tradicional [feminine] (Portuguese), medicină chineză tradițională [feminine] (Romanian), традицио́нная кита́йская медици́на (tradiciónnaja kitájskaja medicína) [feminine] (Russian), кита́йская медици́на (kitájskaja medicína) [feminine] (Russian), medicina china tradicional [feminine] (Spanish), traditionell kinesisk medicin [common-gender] (Swedish), ยา จีน (yā cīn) (Thai), geleneksel Çin tıbbı (Turkish), ⁧جۇڭيى⁩ (jungyi) (Uyghur), Đông y (Vietnamese)

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