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| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000529
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000529
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| Preferred Name | Complementary Therapies |
| Definitions |
Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. They may lack biomedical explanations but as they become better researched some (PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; DIET; ACUPUNCTURE) become widely accepted whereas others (humors, radium therapy) quietly fade away, yet are important historical footnotes. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment.
Therapies are termed as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment.
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| Synonyms |
Medicine, Alternative
Therapies, Complementary
Therapy, Alternative
Therapy, Complementary
Medicine, Complementary
Complementary Therapy
Alternative Therapies
Therapies, Alternative
Alternative Medicine
Complementary Medicine
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| definition | Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. They may lack biomedical explanations but as they become better researched some (PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; DIET; ACUPUNCTURE) become widely accepted whereas others (humors, radium therapy) quietly fade away, yet are important historical footnotes. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment. Therapies are termed as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment. |
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| altLabel |
Medicine, Alternative
Therapies, Complementary
Therapy, Alternative
Therapy, Complementary
Medicine, Complementary
Complementary Therapy
Alternative Therapies
Therapies, Alternative
Alternative Medicine
Complementary Medicine
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| prefLabel | Complementary Therapies
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| Machine permutation | 2002; see ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (1986-2001)
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| HN | 2002(1986)
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| type | |
| tui |
T091
T061
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| TERMUI |
T001603
T001607
T001608
T001605
T001602
T001604
T001143370
T001601
T001606
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| TH |
NLM (1996)
NLM (1991)
BIOETHICS (1989)
UNK (19XX)
NLM (1986)
NLM (2025)
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| MMR | 20240809
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| notation | D000529
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
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| DX | 19860101
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| cui |
C0936077
C1148474
C0002346
C0949216
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| DC | 1
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| MN | E02.190
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| AN | General or unspecified; prefer specifics; not for "alternative health care delivery system" (= DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE) or specific health service.
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| AQL | AE CL EC ED ES HI IS LJ MO MT NU PX SN ST TD VE
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| MDA | 19950301
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