complementary medicine

noun

: any of the practices (such as acupuncture) of alternative medicine accepted and utilized by mainstream medical practitioners

also : alternative medicine

Examples of complementary medicine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This idea has been an especially popular one for practitioners of alternative or complementary medicine. —Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 25 Mar. 2024

It’s considered a type of mind-body complementary medicine. —Mayo Clinic News Network, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2023

Edzard Ernst, former professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter, has written extensively about acupuncture also concurs. —Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2010

To better understand pain in America, USA TODAY spoke with more than 50 experts – in pain control, psychology, complementary medicine, addiction and neuroscience – and people who live with pain every day. —Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2022

Edzard Ernst, a professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter, said that there was no scientific evidence to support the efficacy of the detox tonic. —Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 6 Oct. 2022

Dragonette notes that complementary medicine that requires physical movement such as yoga or meditation have been rising in popularity. —Emily Rekstis, Allure, 31 July 2022

Based on the traditonal FX Mayr diet, Viva Mayr has modernized the philosophy to a next level by valuing the use of traditional diagnostics but also saw how these could fit with modern complementary medicine. —Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 17 June 2021

Likewise, Edzard Ernst, former professor of complementary medicine at Exeter University, echoed the call. —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

complementary medicine

noun

: any of the practices (as acupuncture) of alternative medicine accepted and utilized by mainstream medical practitioners

also : alternative medicine