Complementary medicine and Holistic medicine

Complementary medicine

Complementary medicine noun - The practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine.

Holistic medicine and complementary medicine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Holistic medicine" instead a noun phrase "Complementary medicine".

Holistic medicine

Holistic medicine noun - Medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors.

Complementary medicine and holistic medicine are semantically related. You can use "Complementary medicine" instead a noun phrase "Holistic medicine".
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Holistic medicine and Complementary medicine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/complementary_medicine/holistic_medicine
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