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eclectic medicine

eclectic medicine noun: a branch of American medicine that made use of botanical remedies along with other substances and physical therapy practices, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Noun

eclectic medicine (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A branch of American medicine that made use of botanical remedies along with other substances and physical therapy practices, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Origin of eclectic medicine

Coined by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1784–1841), a physician who lived among the Native Americans and observed their use of medicinal plants.

Questions about eclectic medicine

What does eclectic medicine mean?
Eclectic medicine means a branch of American medicine that made use of botanical remedies along with other substances and physical therapy practices, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What part of speech is eclectic medicine?
Eclectic medicine is a noun.

Words near eclectic medicine in the dictionary

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