orthodox medicine
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɔː.θə.dɒks ˈmed.ɪ.sən/ us/ˌɔːr.θə.dɑːks ˈmed.ɪ.sən/
正统医学
the use of drugs and operations to cure illness
She is a cancer sufferer who has rejected orthodox medicine and turned instead to acupuncture and other forms of alternative medicine. 她这个癌症患者已经摈弃了正统治疗方法，转而求助于针灸及其他替代疗法。