Meanings
plural complementary medicines
- countableuncountableAny of several therapies that complement (augment) scientific medical practices with those of alternative medicine such as acupuncture or homeopathy.
Meronyms: (it contains these as parts) alternative medicine, functional medicine, folk medicine, traditional medicine, indigenous medicine, herbal medicine
Synonyms: integrative medicine, alternative medicine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several therapies that complement (augment) scientific medical practices with those of alternative medicine such as acupuncture or homeopathy.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 補充醫學 /补充医学
- 補充醫學 /补充医学 (bǔchōng yīxué)the combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy
Dutch complementaire geneeskunde
- complementaire geneeskundethe combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy
Finnish täydentävä lääketiede
- täydentävä lääketiedethe combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy
German Komplementärmedizin
- Komplementärmedizinthe combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy
Hungarian integratív medicina, integratív orvoslás
- integratív medicinathe combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy
- integratív orvoslásthe combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy
Polish medycyna komplementarna
- medycyna komplementarnathe combination of mainstream medicine and alternative medicine as therapy
Cite this entry
complementary medicine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complementary%20medicine
“complementary medicine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complementary%20medicine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “complementary medicine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complementary%20medicine.
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