Audio English.net » Dictionary » H » Hokkianese ... Hollerith

HOLISTIC MEDICINE

Pronunciation (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

• HOLISTIC MEDICINE (noun)

Sense 1

holistic medicine ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Long absent, soon forgotten." (English proverb)

"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)

Page delivered in 1.0525 seconds