complementary medicine

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noun

Also called: alternative medicine the treatment, alleviation, or prevention of disease by such techniques as osteopathy, homeopathy, aromatherapy, and acupuncture, allied with attention to such factors as diet and emotional stability, which can affect a person's wellbeingSee also holism (def. 2)

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How to use complementary medicine in a sentence

The trials produced positive results, published in The New England Journal of Medicine in November.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If laughter is the best medicine, The Comeback made you feel enough pain to need a dose—and then it delivered in spades.
‘The Comeback’ Finale: Give Lisa Kudrow All of the Awards|Kevin Fallon|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The religion shaped all facets of life: art, medicine, literature, and even dynastic politics.
The Buddhist Business of Poaching Animals for Good Karma|Brendon Hong|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Certain trades, such as medicine or law, are eternally well-respected.
Renaissance Man Jared Leto Defies Categorization|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In this understanding, art is like a medicine or a toxin, transforming its audience for good or ill.
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Insult and outrage seemed to have given that bodily vigour to Ripperda, which medicine and surgery had taken no pains to restore.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Barclay, in his tract on "The Vertues of Tobacco," recommends its use as a medicine.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
We knew then that his medicine was bad medicine, otherwise the white baas without the pictures could not have killed him.
Uncanny Tales|Various
And she did go; the doctor with great attention sending in half a dozen of medicine, to be drunk upon the road.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
William Read died; originally a cobbler, became a mountebank, and practiced medicine by the light of nature!
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

Medical definitions for complementary medicine

complementary medicine

A method of health care that combines the therapies and philosophies of conventional medicine with those of alternative medicines, such as acupuncture and herbal medicine.

Scientific definitions for complementary medicine

complementary medicine

A method of delivering of health care that combines the therapies and philosophies of conventional medicine with those of alternative medicine, such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, and biofeedback.