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What is

conventional medicine

?

Pronunciation: /kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈmɛdəsən/

conventional medicine

Definition

A system in which medical doctors and other health care professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Also called allopathic medicine, biomedicine, mainstream medicine, orthodox medicine, and Western medicine.