Complementary Alternative Medicine

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CAM
Pronunciation
/ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈmɛdəsən/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Hospitals

Examples in Context

  1. Complementary and alternative medicine was named as other medicines except mainstream medicine.
  2. The study's main sponsor was the government's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
  3. The HALT study was funded by the National Institute on Aging and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
  4. The Application of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Childhood Asthma
  5. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ( NCCAM ), part of the National Institutes of Health, funded this study.

Other meanings of CAM