traditional medicine

plural traditional medicines

1. countableuncountableA system of medicine developed before the era of modern medicine, especially one that is associated with a single culture.

   Holonyms: complementary medicine, integrative medicine, alternative medicine

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   Near-synonyms: folk medicine (often synonymous, sometimes specific to laypersons), indigenous medicine (almost synonymous but is not applied to the folk medicine of non-Indigenous groups)

   Synonyms: folk medicine, indigenous medicine

2. countableuncountableA specific medicine or remedy in this system.