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alternative medicine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of various nonscientific or pseudoscientific medical methods and practices used either in place of or in addition to conventional (scientific) medicine.
   • Unlike their conventional counterparts, practitioners of alternative medicine often excel at harnessing the placebo effect, says Dr Ernst. 2011 May 19, “Think yourself better”, in The Economist, →ISSN:
   • “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. 2012 May 5, Liz Gooch, “Australian Universities Defend Alternative-Medicine Teaching”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Coordinates

scientific medicine · quackery

Relateds

yoga · hypnosis · traditional medicine · indigenous medicine · Alexander technique · folk medicine · integrative medicine · complementary medicine · meditation · herbal medicine

Translations (51)

sh алтернативна медицина (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · ml ബദൽചികിത്സ (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · ga míochaine mhalartach (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · et alternatiivmeditsiin (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · lt alternatyvioji medicina (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · nl alternatieve geneeswijze (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · mi rongoā arokē (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · it medicina alternativa (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · fr médecine alternative (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · ru альтернати́вная медици́на (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · ka ალტერნატიული მედიცინა (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · bg алтернативна медицина (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · af alternatiewe medikasie (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · no alternativ behandling (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · el εναλλακτική ιατρική (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · fi vaihtoehtolääkintä (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · fr médecine non conventionnelle (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · pl medycyna niekonwencjonalna (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · hi वैकल्पिक चिकित्सा (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · cmn 替代醫學 /替代医学 (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · fa پزشکی جایگزین (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · pl medycyna alternatywna (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · th การแพทย์ทางเลือก (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · id pengobatan alternatif (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · ast medicina alternativa (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · uk альтернативна медицина (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · ko 대체의학 (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · eo alternativa medicino (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · ru нетрадицио́нная медици́на (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · es medicina alternativa (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · ja 代替医療 (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · hu alternatív gyógymód (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · gl medicina alternativa (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · ro medicină alternativă (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · da alternativ behandling (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · tr alternatif tıp (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · eu medikuntza alternatibo (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · fi vaihtoehtolääketiede (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · sv alternativmedicin (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · sk alternatívna medicína (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · ms perubatan alternatif (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · da alternativ medicin (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · kn ಪರ್ಯಾಯ ಔಷಧ (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · bn বিকল্প চিকিৎসাবিজ্ঞান (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · ca medicina alternativa (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · cy meddygaeth amgen (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · he רפואה אלטרנטיבית (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · de Alternativmedizin (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · pt medicina alternativa (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · ar اَلطِّبّ الْبَدِيل (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) · sh alternativna medicina (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine)

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