homeopathy
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From German Homöopathie; homeo- + -pathy
Pronunciation
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Audio (UK): (file)
Noun
homeopathy (countable and uncountable, plural homeopathies)
- A system of treating diseases with small amounts of substances which, in larger amounts, would produce the observed symptoms.
- Antonym: allopathy
- 2004, Ian Watson, A Guide to the Methodologies of Homeopathy, Cutting Edge Publications (→ISBN), page 20:
- I am sure that if doctors (for instance) were first taught how to use some of the other methods of homeopathy effectively, particularly the therapeutics and organ-based methods, they would be much more able to incorporate these into their practices […]
Derived terms
Translations
system of treating diseases with very small amounts
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