alternative medicine
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alternative medicine
noun alternative medicines
- 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.
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noun any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine
| Español | medicina alternativa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대체의학 daeche'uihak |
| 日本語 | 代替医療 daitai iryō |
| 中文 | 替代醫學 /替代医学 tìdài yīxué |
| हिन्दी | वैकल्पिक चिकित्सा vaikalpik cikitsā |
| Português | medicina alternativa |
| Français | médecine non conventionnelle, médecine alternative |
| Deutsch | Alternativmedizin |
| Italiano | medicina alternativa |
| Ελληνικά | εναλλακτική ιατρική enallaktikí iatrikí |
| Română | medicină alternativă |
| Русский | альтернати́вная медици́на alʹtɛrnatívnaja medicína, нетрадицио́нная медици́на netradiciónnaja medicína |
| العربية | اَلطِّبّ الْبَدِيل aṭ-ṭibb al-badīl |
| עברית | רפואה אלטרנטיבית |
Talk about this word "alternative medicine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alternative%20medicine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alternative medicine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alternative%20medicine "alternative medicine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alternative%20medicine.Cite this
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title = {alternative medicine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alternative%20medicine},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
