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Meaning of complementary medicine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Komplementärmedizin

Nederlands complementaire geneeskunde

Examples

“Meronyms: alternative medicine, folk medicine, herbal medicine, indigenous medicine, traditional medicine”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

complementary medicines complementary nondeterministic polynomial complementary region complementary regions complementary studies Complementation