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curatory (iou) and alternative medicine (medicine)


curatory (iou)



curatory adjective. LME.
[Latin curatorius, from curator: see CURATOR, -ORY2. In mod. use referred to curare CURE verb.]
Curative.

alternative medicine (medicine)


alternative medicine


A catch-all phrase for a long list of treatments or medicinal systems including traditional systems such as Chinese or Ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, various herbals and Other miscellaneous treatments that have not been accepted by the mainstream, or Western, medical establishment. Alternative medicine is also referred to as complementary medicine (see). The designation alternative medicine is not equivalent to holistic medicine, which is a more narrow term.

See: Holistic Medicine.