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Ayurveda

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000873

A medical system from India that has been used for thousands of years. The goal is to cleanse the body and to restore balance to the body, mind, and spirit. It uses diet, herbal medicines, exercise, meditation, breathing, physical therapy, and other methods. It is a type of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) therapy. Also called Ayurvedic medicine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000873
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsAyurvedic medicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "synonyms": [
    "Ayurvedic medicine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ayurveda/"
}

Record 3,205 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.