tcm

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A form of traditional Chinese medicine — The medical theory and practices of Chinese culture, especially herbal medicine, acupuncture, tui na, Daoyin and osteopathy, for preventing or treating illness, or promoting health and well-being; in China (and to an extent elsewhere) still often used in concert with scientific medicine (as complementary medicine).

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tcm1

nountcm (plural tcm)
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of trillions of cubic metres.

    Synonyms: TCM

  2. alternativeAlternative form of TCM (“thousand cubic metres”).

TCM2

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of traditional Chinese medicine.

    Other creators of Chinese descent have their own TCM hacks: keep your feet warm and your periods will be more bearable.

    2026 March 4, Michelle Hyun Kim, “Gen Z flocks to Chinese medicine as trust in US health system plummets: ‘It’s so personalized to being human’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2026
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of thousands of cubic meters.

    Synonyms: tcm

  3. alternativeAlternative form of tcm (“trillion cubic meters”).
  4. abbreviationAbbreviation of trichloromethane.
  5. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of trellis coded modulation.
  6. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of transmission control module.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Turner Classic Movies, a U.S. movie-oriented television channel.

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Also see
traditional chinese medicine

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APA

tcm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tcm

MLA

“tcm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tcm. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tcm,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tcm.

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