Which of these statements is true of the relationship between biomedicine and ethnomedicine?
A) Biomedicine is embedded in Western culture, and therefore is a form of ethnomedicine.
B) Biomedicine has been clinically proven to work, but ethnomedicine is based on superstition and folklore.
C) Biomedicine has replaced ethnomedicine in all but the most remote communities.
D) Biomedicine is relatively rare, and is found only in European and North American societies.

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Biomedicine is a form of ethnomedicine because it is embedded in a particular cultural context, which in this case is Western culture. Ethnomedicine refers to any form of healing or healthcare practices that are specific to a particular group or culture, including biomedicine.

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