alternative medicine
noun
: any of various systems of healing or treating disease (such as chiropractic, homeopathy, or faith healing) not included in the traditional medical curricula of the U.S. and Britain
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Callie Hernandez plays a character slyly named Carrie Fernandez, who travels to the Berkshires, in western Massachusetts, to claim the ashes of her late father, John, a doctor who was long involved in alternative medicine.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
For about a decade the practice of psychedelic microdosing has flourished in wellness and alternative medicine communities.
—New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2025
The 34-year-old has been trying alternative medicine, such as acupuncture, to help heal the paralysis.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
The ancient form of alternative medicine sees a practitioner place cups across a patient’s back, stomach, arms, and legs.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
For about a decade the practice of psychedelic microdosing has flourished in wellness and alternative medicine communities.
—New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2025
The 34-year-old has been trying alternative medicine, such as acupuncture, to help heal the paralysis.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
The ancient form of alternative medicine sees a practitioner place cups across a patient’s back, stomach, arms, and legs.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for alternative medicine
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“Alternative medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20medicine. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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