conventional medicine
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconventionalandmedicine
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conventional
adjective
uk/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/us/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/
traditional ...
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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 ofconventionalandmedicinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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If a scientific method is practised, we can improve the performance ofconventionalmedicineand non-conventionalmedicine.
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A mutual commitment was perceived as crucial and this contrasts with the evidence on referring behaviour forconventionalmedicine.
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Conventionalmedicineis currently divided into specialities.
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I would never think of attackingconventionalmedicine.
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Conventionalmedicineis, and must be, holistic in this sense.
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Their work is no threat toconventionalmedicine.
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We are utterly dependent onconventionalmedicinein today's world.
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In turn, that provides hope whereconventionalmedicinehas failed.
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We should not simply believe that everything aboutconventionalmedicineis perfect, but should give some thought to the reasons why people turn to non-conventionalmedicine.
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It is important that alternative medicine (nonconventionalmedicine), for example anthroposophy, homeopathy and chiropractic is allocated the same amount of working and development time asconventionalmedicine.
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But the case, as forconventionalmedicine, needs to be demonstrated scientifically.
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That is all for the sum of £5,000 in contrast to £500 million forconventionalmedicine.
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There is the increasing worry, too, thatconventionalmedicinemay be reaching its limits.
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Alongsideconventionalmedicine, and in support of it, alternative medicine has developed.
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Complementary medicine should not be seen as a threat toconventionalmedicine.
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After all,conventionalmedicinehas only drugs with their possible side effects to offer.
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For years, chiropractic treatment has been ostracised byconventionalmedicine, but attitudes have moved on.
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At present the evidence suggests that complementary medicine is often used in addition toconventionalmedicine.
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Now it is clear that osteopathy is truly complementary toconventionalmedicine.
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