symptom-oriented construct
symptom-oriented construct
The tenet central to mainstream medical practice that an illness is most effectively treated by managing its symptoms. This is diametrically opposed to the approach espoused by alternative healthcare advocates, who ascribe to the belief that the underlying condition represents an “imbalance” which, once brought into “alignment”, will result in the disappearance of the symptom.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
symptom-oriented construct
The tenet, held by mainstream medical practice, that an illness is most effectively treated by suppressing its Sx. See Alternative medicine.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.