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A secondary treatment used alongside a primary medical treatment to enhance effectiveness.
癌症患者通常需要配合治疗来减轻副作用。
Cancer patients often require complementary therapy to alleviate side effects.
物理治疗可以作为手术后的配合治疗。
Physical therapy can serve as complementary treatment after surgery.
配合治疗 emphasizes the supportive role of the secondary treatment rather than replacing the primary treatment.
配合治疗 implies a supportive role rather than a standalone treatment. Avoid using it for primary interventions.
In clinical settings, specify the type of 配合治疗 (e.g., '配合放疗的化疗' = chemotherapy as complementary to radiotherapy).
配合 (pèi hé) means 'to coordinate' or 'to cooperate', and 治疗 (zhì liáo) means 'treatment' or 'therapy'. The phrase emerged in modern medical discourse to describe supportive treatments used alongside primary therapies.
Commonly used in oncology, rehabilitation, and chronic disease management to describe therapies like acupuncture, physiotherapy, or nutritional counseling that support conventional medical treatments.