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Which of these provides the best definition of "Western medicine"?

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Correct Incorrect Don't @ us! Linguistic research bears out that the term ""Western medicine"" was virtually unheard of before about 1920, and began a rapid ascent around 1960. The truth is that premodern medicine looked the same all over the world -- herbs, bloodletting, prayers -- just as today, evidence-based medicine looks the same all over the world. Chinese and Indian medical researchers lead the way in stem-cell therapy and other cutting-edge, lifesaving procedures.

Which of these provides the best definition of "Western medicine"?

Pharmaceuticals derived from herbs in the Western or desert states
Basic emergency care practiced by cowboys and ranch hands
A tradition of medicine rooted in European values going back for millennia
A 20th-century term creating an artificial distinction between European and Asian medicine

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