integrative medicine
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Pronunciation ===
enPR: ĭn′tĭ-grā-tĭv mĕd′ĭ-sĭn
(Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯.tɪv ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/; (also Received Pronunciation) /ˌɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯.tɪv ˈmed.ɪ.sɪn/
(General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɪ.ɡɹæɪ̯.tɪv ˈmed.ɪ.sɪn/
(New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌən.tə.ɡɹæɪ̯.təv ˈmed.ə.sən/
(Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɪ.ɡɹe.tɪv ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/
(India) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.ʈɪ.ɡɾeː.ʈɪv ˈmɛ(ː)ɖ.ɪ.sɪn/
Hyphenation: in‧te‧gra‧tive med‧i‧cine
=== Noun ===
integrative medicine (countable and uncountable, plural integrative medicines)
Synonym of complementary medicine; the unifying concept is of integrating alternative medicine and scientific medicine as two components that complement each other.
Synonyms: complementary medicine (denotatively not different), alternative medicine (often denotatively not different)
Meronyms: (it contains these as parts) alternative medicine, functional medicine, folk medicine, traditional medicine, indigenous medicine, herbal medicine
Coordinate term: quackery (knowingly fake: fraudulent)
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=== Further reading ===
“integrative medicine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.