Match the medical systems or treatment methods with their partial definitions.

A. Allopathic medicine
B. Body piercing with fine needles to relieve pain
C. Mix of allopathic and nonallopathic medicine
D. Uses minute quantities of remedies that in large amounts produce effects similar to the disease being treated
E. Hindu system of medicine based on herbs, diet, massage, meditation, and yoga that aid the natural healing process
F. Kneading of body parts to treat ailments
G. Unconventional system of medicine that relies exclusively on natural remedies to treat disease
H. Emphasizes manipulation of the spinal column


A. Conventional Western medicine
B. Acupuncture
C. Integrative medicine
D. Homeopathy
E. Ayurveda
F. Massage therapy
G. Naturopathic medicine
H. Chiropractics

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