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conventional medicine — common medicine, type of medical care which is widely practiced … English contemporary dictionary
medicine — 1. A drug. 2. The art of preventing or curing disease; the science concerned with disease in all its relations. 3. The study and treatment of general diseases or those affecting the internal parts of the body, especially those not usually… … Medical dictionary
complementary medicine — n any of the practices (as acupuncture) of alternative medicine accepted and utilized by mainstream medical practitioners also alternative medicine * * * various forms of therapy that are viewed as complementary to conventional medicine. These… … Medical dictionary
conventional — con|ven|tion|al W3 [kənˈvenʃənəl] adj 1.) [only before noun] a conventional method, product, practice etc has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type ▪ Internet connections through conventional phone lines are fairly slow. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
conventional — con|ven|tion|al [ kən venʃnəl ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun of the usual, traditional, or accepted type, instead of being new and different: You can cook the meat either in a microwave or in a conventional oven. He wanted a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
conventional */*/*/ — UK [kənˈvenʃ(ə)nəl] / US adjective 1) a) [usually before noun] of the usual, traditional, or accepted type, instead of being new and different You can cook the meat either in a microwave or in a conventional oven. He wanted a conventional… … English dictionary
conventional animal — an experimental animal that has not been reared under gnotobiotic conditions … Medical dictionary
medicine — /med euh sin/ or, esp. Brit., /med seuhn/, n., v., medicined, medicining. n. 1. any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy. 2. the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition … Universalium
Conventional wisdom — For other uses, see Conventional wisdom (disambiguation). Conventional wisdom (CW) is a term used to describe ideas or explanations that are generally accepted as true by the public or by experts in a field. Such ideas or explanations, though… … Wikipedia
Medicine — This article is about the science and art of healing. For pharmaceutical drugs, see Medication. For other uses, see Medicine (disambiguation). Statue of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, holding the symbolic Rod of Asclepius with its coiled… … Wikipedia
