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Definition of alternative medicine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alternative medicine

noun
 
/ɔːlˌtɜːnətɪv ˈmedsn/,
 
/ɔːlˌtɜːnətɪv ˈmedɪsn/
 
/ɔːlˌtɜːrnətɪv ˈmedɪsn/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. any type of treatment that does not use the usual scientific methods of Western medicine, for example one using plants instead of artificial drugs compare complementary medicine, conventional (3), traditional medicineTopics Healthcareb2
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