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folk medicine
noun
Definition of FOLK MEDICINE
: traditional medicine as practiced nonprofessionally especially by people isolated from modern medical services and usually involving the use of plant-derived remedies on an empirical basis
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First Known Use of FOLK MEDICINE
1878
Medical Dictionary
folk medicine
noun \ˈfōk-\
Medical Definition of FOLK MEDICINE
: traditional medicine as practiced especially by people isolated from modern medical services and usually involving the use of plant-derived remedies on an empirical basis—compare home remedy
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