| 单词 | fringe medicine |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfringe medicine fringe medicine n. a collective term for systems of treatment of disease, etc., that are not regarded by the medical profession as part of orthodox treatment or whose efficacy and underlying premises are disputed. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [noun] > alternative medicine botanism1668 herbal medicine1848 rhizotomy1872 fringe medicine1960 alternative medicine1974 1960 G. Murray in Spectator 28 Oct. 639 I have not attempted to assess the merits of the treatments that fringe medicine can provide. 1964 B. Inglis Fringe Medicine 264 The distinction between orthodox and fringe medicine today is that orthodox treatment relies mainly on fighting disease with the help of drugs or surgery, whereas unorthodox treatment concentrates on stimulating the patient's constitution to fight on its own behalf, on the assumption that this is safer and more effective. 1980 Conc. Med. Dict. 248/1 Among the more reputable of systems of fringe medicine are osteopathy, acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy, and chiropractic. 1983 Guardian 15 Apr. 15/4 Herbalism and other forms of fringe medicine attracted him. < as lemmas |
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