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complementary medicine

Syllables: com·ple·men·ta·ry med·i·cineUK/ˌkɒm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/US/ˌkɔm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹi ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/

complementary medicine noun: any of several therapies that complement (augment) scientific medical practices with those of alternative medicine such as acupuncture or homeopathy.

Noun

complementary medicine (countable and uncountable, plural complementary medicines)

  1. Any of several therapies that complement (augment) scientific medical practices with those of alternative medicine such as acupuncture or homeopathy.
    • Meronyms: (it contains these as parts) alternative medicine, functional medicine, folk medicine, traditional medicine, indigenous medicine, herbal medicine

complementary medicine meaning in Tamil

complementary medicine in Tamil

பூர்த்திசெய் மருத்துவம்

Synonyms of complementary medicine

Forms of complementary medicine

pluralcomplementary medicines

Questions about complementary medicine

What does complementary medicine mean?
Complementary medicine means any of several therapies that complement (augment) scientific medical practices with those of alternative medicine such as acupuncture or homeopathy.
What is complementary medicine in Tamil?
Complementary medicine in Tamil is பூர்த்திசெய் மருத்துவம். See Complementary medicine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is complementary medicine?
Complementary medicine is a noun.
How do you pronounce complementary medicine?
Complementary medicine is pronounced /ˌkɒm.pləˌmɛn.t(ə)ɹiː ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of complementary medicine?
The plural of complementary medicine is complementary medicines.

Words near complementary medicine in the dictionary

  1. complementary DNA
  2. complementary function
  3. complementary functions
  4. complementary good
  5. complementary goods
  6. complementary medicine
  7. complementary medicines
  8. complementary nondeterministic polynomial
  9. complementary region
  10. complementary regions
  11. complementary studies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: complementary medicine (page history and authors); complementary medicine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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