alternative medicine
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alternative medicine (countable and uncountable, plural alternative medicines)
- Any of various pseudoscientific medical methods and practices used in place of, or as well as, conventional (scientific) medicine.
- Coordinate term: quackery
- 2011 May 19, “Think yourself better”, in The Economist[1], →ISSN:
- Unlike their conventional counterparts, practitioners of alternative medicine often excel at harnessing the placebo effect, says Dr Ernst.
- 2012 May 5, Liz Gooch, “Australian Universities Defend Alternative-Medicine Teaching”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
- “Such courses involve so-called 'complementary or alternative medicine' masquerading as, and sitting side-by-side with, evidence-based health-related science courses,” the letter said. It added that universities were risking their reputations by teaching courses like chiropractic, homeopathy, iridology and reflexology.
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editany of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine