Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eclectic medicine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: eclec-tic medicine
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A branch of American medicine that made use of botanical remedies along with other substances and physical therapy practices, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1784–1841), a physician who lived among the Native Americans and observed their use of medicinal plants.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does eclectic medicine mean?: A branch of American medicine that made use of botanical remedies along with other substances and physical therapy practices, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Where does eclectic medicine come from?: Coined by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1784–1841), a physician who lived among the Native Americans and observed their use of medicinal plants.

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