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orthodox medicine noun
n [U] Definition
the use of drugs and operations to cure illness
She is a cancer sufferer who has rejected orthodox medicine and turned instead to acupuncture and other forms of alternative medicine.
(Definition of orthodox medicine noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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