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alternative medicines

alternative medicines is the plural of alternative medicine.

Meaning of alternative medicine

Noun

alternative medicine (countable and uncountable, plural alternative medicines)

  1. Any of various nonscientific or pseudoscientific medical methods and practices used either in place of or in addition to conventional (scientific) medicine.
    • Unlike their conventional counterparts, practitioners of alternative medicine often excel at harnessing the placebo effect, says Dr Ernst.2011 May 19, “Think yourself better”, in The Economist, →ISSN

Questions about alternative medicines

What is alternative medicines the plural of?
Alternative medicines is the plural of alternative medicine.

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