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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
mainstream — 01. The only kind of music he listens to is [mainstream] pop music. 02. He wrote for an underground paper for a while before moving into the [mainstream] press. 03. Many young people living on the streets feel alienated from the [mainstream]… … Grammatical examples in English
mainstream — /ˈmeɪnstrim / (say maynstreem) noun 1. the dominant trend; chief tendency: she was in the mainstream of fashion. –adjective 2. of, relating to, or being in the mainstream: mainstream medicine; mainstream politics. 3. of or relating to jazz which… …
mainstream — main·stream .mān .strēm adj relating to or being tobacco smoke that is drawn (as from a cigarette) directly into the mouth of the smoker and is usu. inhaled into the lungs compare SIDESTREAM … Medical dictionary
MEDICINE — From the beginning of their history until modern times Jews have exercised a tremendous influence on the development of medical science. They have always been solicitous in their care for the sick and held the medical profession in great esteem.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
medicine, sociology of — A field of sociology that focuses on medicine as a set of ideas and practices. However, exact delineation of the field is problematic. In the first place, there is disquiet about identifying a field of sociology in terms of its relation to… … Dictionary of sociology
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
integrative medicine — n medicine that integrates the therapies of alternative medicine with those practiced by mainstream medical practitioners … Medical dictionary
Alternative medicine — Alternative medical systems … Wikipedia
National Association for Chiropractic Medicine — The National Association for Chiropractic Medicine (NACM) was[1] a minority chiropractic association founded in 1984[2][3] that described itself as a consumer advocacy association of chiropractors .[4] It openly rejected[5] … Wikipedia
