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chapter 30
Complementary and alternative medicine
Term | Definition |
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Alternative medicine | Any range of medical therapies not regarded as orthodox by Western medicine |
Ayurveda | A holistic traditional medical system originating in India that emphasizes disease prevention |
Biofeedback | The use of electronic monitoring of an automatic bodily function to train someone to acquire voluntary control of that function |
Chiropractic medicine | Manual manipulation of the joints and muscles |
Complementary medicine | A range of medical therapies that fall beyond the scope of Western medicine. They are complementary to traditional medicine |
Homeopath | A practitioner of homeopathy |
Homeopathy | A therapeutic belief that dilutions of medicinal substances that cause a specific symptom can treat an illness that yields the same symptoms. |
Prophylaxis | Treatment or measure to prevent disease |
Synthetic medicine | A medication made in a laboratory from chemical processes |
Traditional Chinese medicine | Complementary and alternative medicine whole medical system that includes a range of traditional medicine practices originating in China |