traditional medicine

collocation in English

meaningsoftraditionalandmedicine

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traditional
adjective
uk
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time ...
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medicine
noun
uk
/ˈmed.ɪ.sən/us
/ˈmed.ɪ.sən/
treatment for illness or injury, or the study ...
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(Definition oftraditionalandmedicinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Traditionalmedicinemaintains its popularity for historical and cultural reasons.
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In my experience withtraditionalmedicine, sometimes it did, sometimes it did not.
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Even information gleaned fromtraditionalmedicineweb sites may be inconsistent or misleading.
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They often provided first aid help and practisedtraditionalmedicineon them.
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In other words, pharmacies that could have solved such problems were not typical in the settings oftraditionalmedicine.
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This is particularly true fortraditionalmedicineand agricultural knowledge.
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Traditionalmedicineis developing into an economically unfeasible high-tech operation that governments are increasingly weary of supporting, especially where public health systems exist.
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He argues against the view that medical professionalism was eroded by the power of the state or the competition oftraditionalmedicine.
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Countries have prioritized and are institutionalizingtraditionalmedicinein national health systems and are undertaking the rational scientific assessment of traditional herbal medicines.
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Whiletraditionalmedicinestuck to control as its main response to childhood mental illness, others experimented with the language and methods of prevention.
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Predominant vegetation is characterized by a tropical dry forest and secondary vegetation and possesses an important variety of plants with enormous potential for use intraditionalmedicine.
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The scope oftraditionalmedicineis greater than the directive recognises.
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That demonstrates clearly to me thattraditionalmedicinehas recognised the benefits of chiropractic.
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They compared the treatment received in hospital throughtraditionalmedicinewith the treatment received frorn chiropractors.
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It is also used intraditionalmedicine.
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Communities also rely heavily ontraditionalmedicine.
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Shamanism andtraditionalmedicineis still practiced.
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Copaiba has been used intraditionalmedicine.
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Clinical trials on lower back pain have been set up to compare the effectiveness oftraditionalmedicine, chiropractic and acupuncture.
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Is it a supplementary discipline to be practised alongsidetraditionalmedicine, or is it intended to replace it?
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However, many species have long been used intraditionalmedicine.
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In the county hospitals, however,traditionalmedicinereceived greater emphasis.
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This is atraditionalmedicinefor coughs and sore throat.
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Some have been used intraditionalmedicine, perfumery, and aromatherapy.
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It is also used in research associated withtraditionalmedicine.
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