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tratamento tradicional

[tɾa.ta.ˈmẽ.tu tɾa.di.si.o.ˈnaw]
nounmasculinepl: tratamentos tradicionais
traditional treatment
1. A method of medical or therapeutic care based on long-established practices and customs, often passed down through generations
The patient preferred traditional treatment over modern medicine.
O paciente preferiu tratamento tradicional em vez de medicina moderna.
2. Medical or healing practices that are not based on contemporary scientific methods but on folk wisdom or ancient remedies
Her grandmother used traditional treatment with herbs for the flu.
Sua avó usava tratamento tradicional com ervas para a gripe.
Synonyms
tratamento convencionalmedicina tradicionaltratamento folclóricoremédio caseiro
Antonyms
tratamento modernotratamento científicomedicina contemporâneatratamento inovador

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tratamento tradicional
Most common usage across Brazil
Portugal
tratamento tradicional
Standard usage, sometimes replaced by 'medicina tradicional'
Angola/Mozambique
tratamento tradicional
Often refers to indigenous healing practices

Related Idioms & Phrases

confiar no tratamento tradicional
recorrer ao tratamento tradicional
combinar tratamento tradicional com moderno
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