Medical Dictionary
alternative medicine
noun
Medical Definition of ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
: any of various systems of healing or treating disease (as homeopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, Ayurveda, or faith healing) that are not included in the traditional curricula taught in medical schools of the United States and Britain
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