complementary medicine

American  

[kahm-pluh-men-tuh-ree med-uh-sin] / ˌkɑm pləˈmɛn tə ri ˈmɛd ə sɪn /

noun

1. Medicine/Medical. nonstandard medical therapies such as massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, and nutritional regimentation, which could conceivably be used in conjunction with such traditional health options as prescription drugs, surgery, and radiation treatment. Compare alternative medicine.

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complementary medicine British  

noun

1. 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 wellbeing See also holism

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complementary medicine Scientific  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

But other views, such as his support for complementary medicine, still attract scorn.

From Reuters • Nov. 5, 2018

Several other outlets, including CNN, IFLScience, Science Friday, and Business Insider included Theise’s musings on the interstitium’s potential to explain acupuncture and complementary medicine.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2018

Georgetown University offers masters degrees in complementary medicine, and the University of Arizona trains its medical students in the practice.

From Economist • May 19, 2016

The issue of regulations affecting "complementary medicine" also came up in one letter to Tony Blair.

From BBC • May 13, 2015

Yet Dr. Gonzalez, whom I interviewed in 2003, was a fascinating figure in the world of cancer, walking a tenuous boundary between orthodox oncology and alternative medicine — or what is now called complementary medicine.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 1459