Western medicine

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009358",
  "term": "Western medicine",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A system in which medical doctors and other health care professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Also called allopathic medicine, biomedicine, conventional medicine, mainstream medicine, and orthodox medicine.",
  "synonyms": [
    "allopathic medicine",
    "biomedicine",
    "conventional medicine",
    "mainstream medicine",
    "orthodox medicine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/western-medicine/"
}