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Definition of "integrative" []

  • Of or relating to integration. (adjective)
  • Tending or serving to integrate. (adjective)
  • Relating to a multidisciplinary, holistic approach to medicine that combines conventional treatments with alternative therapies such as homeopathy or naturopathy. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "integrative" in a sentence
  • "The term integrative medicine describes a combination of conventional and CAM therapies."
  • "I have received communications from individuals worried that the IOM is opening itself up to certifying medical quackery just by using the term integrative medicine."
  • "The new wave of so-called integrative physicians have co-opted the term integrative, but is unclear to me what they are integrating."