psychomedicine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any form of medical treatment that involves a psychosomatic component, from primitive shamanistic treatments to the use of placebos.
  2. The use of psychoactive drugs.

Word forms

psychomedicine

Etymology

From psycho- + medicine.

Related words

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