Western medicine

noun

: the typical methods of healing or treating disease that are taught in Western medical schools

Examples of Western medicine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet much of her most formative work has taken place far outside the walls of Western medicine. — Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026

Some are clinically supervised; others position themselves as complementary to Western medicine rather than a replacement for it. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026

Florie’s synergistic approach relies on the expansive testing offered by Western medicine while taking patients’ qualitative symptoms into account. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026

Whatever happened to drive a wedge between the women, Liz has always known Jess to be a loving, conscientious mother, albeit one suspicious of Western medicine who refuses to vaccinate her three kids. — Judy Berman, Time, 10 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for Western medicine

• biomedicine
• telemedicine