Concept information
Preferred term
Oriental traditional medicine
Type
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Topic
Definition
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Medical practice or discipline that is based on the knowledge, cultures, and beliefs of the people in East Asia.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Synonyms
- Oriental medicine
- traditional Chinese herb medicine
- traditional East Asian medicine
- traditional Oriental medicine
Scope note
- Use for traditional medicine developed in Asia and practiced in Asia and elsewhere; Do not use for the general practice of medicine in the Orient.
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/51857
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