ethnomedicine

noun

eth·​no·​med·​i·​cine ˌeth-nō-ˈme-də-sən 

 British usually  -ˈmed-sən

: 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

ethnomedical

ˌeth-nō-ˈme-di-kəl 

adjective

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

ethnomedicine

noun

eth·​no·​med·​i·​cine

ˌeth-nō-ˈmed-ə-sən, British usually -ˈmed-sən

: 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

ethnomedical

-ˈmed-i-kəl 

adjective