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complementary

[kom-pluh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌkɒm pləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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The study Complementary, alternative and integrative medicine for autism: an umbrella review and online platform is published in Nature Human Behaviour and is available online.

From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025

Complementary therapies are used alongside conventional breast cancer treatments such as chemotherapy.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

Earlier this year, a systematic review in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine examined 11 studies related to cupping effectiveness and reported "high- to moderate-quality evidence that cupping significantly improves pain and disability."

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

There have been very few trials assessing weight loss in humans, said D. Craig Hopp, a deputy division director at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, and none have been robust.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023

Complementary to her understated beauty, my father fell in love with my mother’s enthusiasm for life and her love of children.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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