complementary medicine

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complementary medicine

/ˌkɒm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ UK, contemporary
/ˌkɒm.pləˌmen.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmed.ɪ.sɪn/ UK
/ˌkɔːm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ UK
/ˌkɔːm.pləˌmen.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmed.ɪ.sɪn/ UK
/ˌkɔm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹi ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ US
/ˌkɑm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹi ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ US, cot caught merger
/ˌkɒm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹi ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ Canada, standard
/ˌkɑm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹi ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ Canada, dialectal
/ˌkɔm.pləˌmen.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmed.ɪ.sɪn/ Australia
/ˌkɒm.pləˌmen.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmed.ə.sən/ New Zealand
/ˌkɔm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹi ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ Scotland
/ˌkɔm.plʌˌmɛn.t(ʌ)ɹi ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ Scotland
/ˌkɔm.pleˌmɛ(ː)n.ʈ(a)ɾiː ˈmɛ(ː)ɖ.ɪ.sɪn/ India

noun complementary medicines

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
Similar: integrative medicine, alternative medicine

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noun the combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy

中文	補充醫學 /补充医学 bǔchōng yīxué
Deutsch	Komplementärmedizin

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@misc{complementary_medicine_2026,
  title = {complementary medicine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/complementary%20medicine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}