complementary medicine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɔːm.pləˌmen.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmed.ɪ.sɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌkɒm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation, contemporary)
- /ˌkɒm.pləˌmen.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmed.ɪ.sɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌkɔm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹi ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
- /ˌkɔm.pləˌmen.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmed.ɪ.sɪn/ (Australia)
- /ˌkɔːm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation) conservative
- /ˌkɒm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹi ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ (Canada, standard)
- /ˌkɒm.pləˌmen.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmed.ə.sən/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌkɑm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹi ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- kŏm′plə-mĕn′t(ə)rē mĕd′ĭ-sĭn
- /ˌkɑm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹi ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ (Canada, dialectal)
- /ˌkɔm.pleˌmɛ(ː)n.ʈ(a)ɾiː ˈmɛ(ː)ɖ.ɪ.sɪn/ (India)
- /ˌkɔm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹi ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ (Scotland)
- /ˌkɔm.plʌˌmɛn.t(ʌ)ɹi ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ (Scotland)
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of several therapies that complement (augment) scientific medical practices with those of alternative medicine such as acupuncture or homeopathy.
Meronyms: (it contains these as parts) alternative medicine, functional medicine, folk medicine, traditional medicine, indigenous medicine, herbal medicine
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| complementary medicines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Synonyms
alternative medicine · integrative medicine
Translations (7)
fi täydentävä lääketiede (the combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy) · de Komplementärmedizin (the combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy) · hu integratív medicina (the combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy) · hu integratív orvoslás (the combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy) · cmn 補充醫學 /补充医学 (the combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy) · pl medycyna komplementarna (the combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy) · nl complementaire geneeskunde (the combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy)