western medicine

collocation in English

meaningsofwesternandmedicine

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western
adjective
uk
/ˈwes.tən/us
/ˈwes.tɚn/
in or from the west of ...
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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 ofwesternandmedicinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Westernmedicinehas its origins in the rationalist scientific method.
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But we must not forget the sordid events inwesternmedicinein which trust was misplaced.
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Westernmedicinebrings health but contact with culture often results in the rejection of traditional family planning methods.
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Westernmedicineadopted the view that the newborn was extremely neotenous and wholly dependent on external maintenance (maternal or technical).
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I have access towesternmedicine, treatment and care.
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Intervention is what modernwesternmedicineis mostly all about.
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During the last century and a half,westernmedicinehas largely become divorced from morality and religion, and the social role of physicians has change accordingly.
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As mentioned, comprehensive primary health care, if noticed at all in the culture ofwesternmedicine, was relegated to being of relevance in 'other' places, so-called developing countries.
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Smoking, drinking, adultery,westernmedicine, and engaging in witchcraft were all forbidden.
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In 1942, through her work, dance was first introduced towesternmedicine.
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Howeverwesternmedicinedoesn't recognize any medical power of the flower.
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They are critical in the way they relate to modernwesternmedicine.
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This was derived from the ancient medical works, and dominated allwesternmedicineuntil the 19th century.
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This fledgling hospital was also used to train more than 60 locals inwesternmedicineas fully fledged doctors.
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Western style clinics and hospitals were unknown and doctors trained in contemporarywesternmedicinewere exceptional by their absence.
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He sought the advice of medical professionals fromwesternmedicineto acupuncturists, but no one could heal his hand.
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Ephedra has been an object of difficulty; having legitimatewesternmedicineuses, illegal uses and powerful side effects.
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Though the standards ofwesternmedicineare considered poor in the island, they have their own herbologists serving the islanders.
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Only the former is acknowledged as scientific bywesternmedicine, the latter might even be considered quackery.
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One example of a naturalistic disease theory is the theory expressed inwesternmedicineor biomedicine, which links disease and illness to scientific causes.
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Note that there is no known or commonly agreed anatomical or histological basis inwesternmedicinefor the existence of acupuncture points or meridians.
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As of 2010, a modern strip mall sits at the southwest corner bearing that name painted on the side of a vintagewesternmedicineshow wagon.
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Westernmedicinetreats the spleen solely as belonging to the lymphatic system, though it is acknowledged that the full range of its important functions is not yet understood.
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