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Western medicine

American  
[wes-tern med-uh-sin] / ˈwɛs tərn ˈmɛd ə sɪn /

noun

  1. the practice of medicine originating in the West and based on scientific principles.


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After discovering veterinary acupuncture a decade ago, she eventually left Western medicine behind to launch a mobile practice sticking needles in dogs and cats.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

The astounding discovery that could link Eastern and Western medicine.

From MarketWatch May 12, 2026

Kurvilla, who studied at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and taught global health policy at Boston University, said that "40 percent or more of biomedical Western medicine, pharmaceuticals, derive from natural products".

From Barron's Dec. 17, 2025

They practised strict veganism and, as they had done with wider society, turned their back on Western medicine.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2024

The answer lies somewhere between witchcraft and Western medicine.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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