complementary medicine

noun
🔊/ˌkɒmplɪmentri ˈmedsn/, 🔊/ˌkɒmplɪmentri ˈmedɪsn/
🔊/ˌkɑːmplɪmentri ˈmedɪsn/
[uncountable]
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  1. medical treatment that is not part of the usual scientific treatment used in Western countries, for example acupuncture辅助性医疗(不属于西方国家通常采用的科学疗法,如针灸) compare alternative medicine, conventional (3)Topics Medicinec2