medicine / healing arts
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medicine / healing arts
The teaching and practical application of methods for identifying, healing, and relieving illnesses and ailments; the umbrella term for medicine and healing practices.
Neben der Schulmedizin interessierte sie sich auch für alternative Formen der Heilkunde.
In addition to conventional medicine, she was also interested in alternative forms of healing arts.
The word is made up of the stem of the verb 'heilen' (to heal) and the noun 'die Kunde' (in the old sense of 'knowledge' or 'teaching'). So 'Heilkunde' literally means 'the teaching of healing.'
Er studierte die traditionelle chinesische Heilkunde.
He studied traditional Chinese medicine.
The term 'Heilkunde' often sounds somewhat formal or traditional. It is frequently used as an umbrella term that includes both scientific medicine and alternative healing methods.
Die Messe bot einen Überblick über verschiedene Ansätze der modernen Heilkunde.
The trade fair offered an overview of various approaches in modern medicine.
Common combinations are 'alternative Heilkunde' (alternative medicine), 'pflanzliche Heilkunde' (herbal medicine), or 'traditionelle Heilkunde' (traditional medicine). A person who practices healing without being a doctor is called a 'Heilpraktiker' in Germany.
Viele Menschen vertrauen auf die Wirkung der pflanzlichen Heilkunde.
Many people trust in the effects of herbal medicine.
medicine
'die Medizin' and 'die Heilkunde' can both mean the field concerned with illnesses, treatment, and healing. In this sense, they are very similar. 'Medizin' is the more frequent and more general word, especially for studies, research, doctors, and hospitals. 'Heilkunde' sounds more formal or somewhat traditional and emphasizes the knowledge and methods of healing more strongly. Important: here 'Medizin' does not mean a medicine, but the field of study.
Mila las ein Buch über alte Heilkunde, weil sie sich für natürliche Methoden interessiert.
Mila read a book about ancient healing arts because she is interested in natural methods.
Nach dem Praktikum im Krankenhaus interessiert sich mein Bruder sehr für Medizin.
After the internship at the hospital, my brother is very interested in medicine.