conventional therapy [also called conventional treatment]
(kun-VEN-shun-ul THER-uh-pee)
An accepted and widely used treatment for a certain type of disease. This is based on the results of past research and experience. This term is often used as a contrast to alternative, or complementary, treatment. You usually get conventional treatment from doctors and nurses in a hospital or clinic.
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