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Taxonomy vs Ayurveda - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and ayurveda

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while ayurveda is traditional hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    ayurveda

    English

    (wikipedia Ayurveda)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Traditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 1788 , isbn = , date = , author = Asiatic Society of Bengal , publisher = Manuel Cantopher , location = Calcutta, India , title = Asiatic researches or transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature, of Asia , volume = 1 , url = http://books.google.com/books?id=AyhFAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA340 , page = 340 , chapter = XVIII , passage = From these are deduced the four Upavédas'', namely, ''Ayush, Gándharva, Dhanush,'' and ''St'hápatya''; the first of which, or ''Ayurvéda'' , was delivered to mankind by Brahma', Indra, Dhanwantari, and ''five other Deities ; and comprizes the theory of Disorders and Medicines, with the practical methods of curing Diseases. }}

    Derived terms

    * Ayurvedic