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Definition of Alternative medicine
1. Noun. The practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture.
Definition of Alternative medicine
1. Noun. any of various medical methods and practices used in place of, or as well as, conventional medicine ¹
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Medical Definition of Alternative medicine
1. A catch-all phrase for a long list of treatments or medicinal systems including traditional systems such as Chinese or Ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, various herbals and other miscellaneous treatments that have not been accepted by the mainstream, or Western, medical establishment. Alternative medicine is also referred to as complementary medicine (see). The designation alternative medicine is not equivalent to holistic medicine, which is a more narrow term. See: Holistic Medicine. (09 Oct 1997)
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