ALTERNATIVEMEDICINE

Alternative medicine

Alternative medicine is any practice that is put forward as having the healing effects of medicine but is not based on evidence gathered using the scientific method. It consists of a wide range of health care practices, products and therapies, using alternative medical diagnoses and treatments which typically have not been included in the degree courses of established medical schools or used in conventional medicine. Examples of alternative medicine include homeopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic, and acupuncture.

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alternative medicine

Noun

  1. any of various medical methods and practices used in place of, or as well as, conventional medicine


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