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A system of medicine developed before the era of modern medicine, especially one that is associated with a single culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Holonyms: complementary medicine, integrative medicine, alternative medicine
- Near-synonyms: folk medicine (often synonymous, sometimes specific to laypersons), indigenous medicine (almost synonymous but is not applied to the folk medicine of non-Indigenous groups)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: folk medicine, indigenous medicine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine
A specific medicine or remedy in this system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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German:
Volksmedizin
— System of traditional medicine
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Polish:
medycyna ludowa
— System of traditional medicine
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Polish:
zioło
— Drug used in traditional medicine
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Swahili:
dawa ya kienyeji
— Drug used in traditional medicine
