orthodox medicine

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• orthodox medicine — A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Also called conventional medicine, Western medicine, mainstream… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

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• medicine */*/ — UK [ˈmed(ə)s(ə)n] / US [ˈmedɪsɪn] noun Word forms medicine : singular medicine plural medicines 1) [countable/uncountable] a substance that you take to treat an illness, especially a liquid that you drink cough medicine a medicine bottle take… …   English dictionary

• medicine — med|i|cine [ medısın ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a substance that you take to treat an illness, especially a liquid you drink: cough medicine a medicine bottle take medicine: You have to take the medicine three times a day. 2. ) uncount the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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• orthodox — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ His ideas are all fairly orthodox. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• orthodox — adjective 1 ideas or behaviour that are orthodox are considered by most people to be normal, correct and acceptable: orthodox theories of medicine see also: unorthodox 2 believing in and following all the traditional beliefs, laws, and practices… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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