ethnomedicine

ethnomedicine
eth·no·med·i·cine .eth-nō-'med-ə-sən, Brit usu -'med-sən n the comparative study of how different cultures view disease and how they treat or prevent it also the medical beliefs and practices of indigenous cultures
eth·no·med·i·cal -'med-i-kəl adj

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eth·no·med·i·cine (eth″no-medґĭ-sin) medical systems based on the cultural beliefs and practices of specific ethnic groups, including alternative bodies of theory and practice such as traditional Chinese medicine, traditional therapies handed down from generation to generation, and various mystical or magical practices.

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