(medicine, humorous) Electroconvulsive therapy.

(uncountable) Synonym of Ayurveda / (countable) A medicine (substance) that is based on Ayurvedic medicine.

A branch of alternative medicine based on the belief that a healer can channel healing energy into a patient by various methods.

Alternative form of folk medicine

Synonym of folk medicine

(uncountable) Traditional medical practices developed and used by non-physicians, typically involving customary homespun techniques and medicinal remedies derived from native plants.

The combination of mainstream medicine, based on scientific evidence, and alternative medicine.

plural of Medicaid mill

(US) A fraudulent practice that charges the Medicaid system for unnecessary patient visits.

(historical) A branch of American medicine that made use of botanical remedies along with other substances and physical therapy practices, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.