| English Dictionary |
HOLISTIC MEDICINE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does holistic medicine mean?
• HOLISTIC MEDICINE (noun)
The noun HOLISTIC MEDICINE has 1 sense:
1. medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors
Familiarity information: HOLISTIC MEDICINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
holistic medicine treats the mind as well as the body
Hypernyms ("holistic medicine" is a kind of...):
medical aid; medical care (professional treatment for illness or injury)
Context examples
Alternative medicine includes treatments and practices such as acupuncture, holistic medicine, homeopathy, ayurveda, Chinese medicine, massage therapy, herbal therapy, and biofeedback.
(Alternative Medical Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"It is better to die standing, than to live bending." (Albanian proverb)
"Falseness lasts an hour, and truth lasts till the end of time." (Arabic proverb)
"An understanding person needs only half a word." (Dutch proverb)