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addaword.gifdefinition of unani medicine (also unani)

noun
a traditional system of medicine prevalent in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, based on the Hippocratic theory of Humours
There is a cure for leucoderma in unani medicine.
Submitted by: Dr Mohammad Nawab from India on 02/02/2010 11:03:00
Definition of unani medicine (also unani) from the Open Dictionary – a public resource hosted by Macmillan English Dictionary Online

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