folk medicine
11Folk religion — For religions sometimes described as folk religions or ethnic religions , see Ethnic religion. Folk religion consists of ethnic or regional religious customs under the umbrella of an organized religion, but outside of official doctrine and… …
12Folk illness — A Folk Illness is a disorder brought on by cultural conventions, not by pathogens or other physiological factors. Folk Illnesses tend to carry psychological and/or religious overtones. [ [http://www.rice.edu/projects/HispanicHealth/Courses/mod7/mo… …
13folk — 01. When his friends arrived at the party, Greg said, Come on in, [folks]! 02. [Folk] and classical arts are an important part of traditional life in Indonesia. 03. After going out with Ashley for a few weeks, Daniel figured it was time he… …
14medicine, history of — Introduction the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore Unwritten history is not… …
15medicine — noun 1 science of treating/preventing illness ADJECTIVE ▪ modern ▪ advances in modern medicine ▪ traditional ▪ qualified in traditional Chinese medicine ▪ folk …
16Folk — Volk redirects here. For other uses, see Volk (disambiguation). For other uses, see Folk (disambiguation). The English word Folk is derived from a Germanic noun, *fulka meaning people or army (i.e. a crowd as opposed to a people in a more… …
17folk — folk1 S2 [fəuk US fouk] n [: Old English; Origin: folc] 1.) [plural] also folks especially AmE people ▪ I m sure there are some folk who would rather they weren t here. ▪ Thanks to the folks at NBC. ▪ Wait till the folks back home hear about… …
18folk — [[t]fo͟ʊk[/t]] ♦♦♦ folks (folk can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1.) 1) N PLURAL: usu with supp You can refer to people as folk or folks. Country folk can tell you that there are certain places which animals avoid... These are the… …
19folk — 1 noun 1 folks (plural) a) especially AmE your parents and family: Is it OK if I call my folks? | the folks back home: Wait till the folks back home hear about this! b) used when addressing a group of people in a friendly way: That s all for now …
20folk — folk1 [ fouk ] noun ** 1. ) folk or folks plural people in general: A lot of folks are upset at the changes. a ) people of a particular type or from a particular place: Many of the older folk will remember Mrs. Poynton. Will local folks get… …
