ETHNOMEDICINE


Meaning of ETHNOMEDICINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌeth-nō-ˈme-də-sən, Britain usually ]

-ˈmed-sən noun

Date: 1971

: the comparative study of how different cultures view disease and how they treat or prevent it ; also : the medical beliefs and practices of indigenous cultures

• eth·no·med·i·cal -ˈme-di-kəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.