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ho⋅me⋅op⋅a⋅thist

[hoh-mee-op-uh-thist]
–noun
a person who practices or favors homeopathy.
Also, ho⋅me⋅o⋅path [hoh-mee-uh-path] .


Origin:
1820–30; homeo- + -path + -ist
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ho·me·op·a·thy   (hō'mē-ŏp'ə-thē)   
n.   pl. ho·me·op·a·thies
A system for treating disease based on the administration of minute doses of a drug that in massive amounts produces symptoms in healthy individuals similar to those of the disease itself.
ho'me·o·path' (-ə-pāth'), ho'me·op'a·thist n., ho'me·o·path'ic adj., ho'me·o·path'i·cal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ho·meo·path
Variant: or British ho·moeo·path /'hO-mE-&-"path/
Function: noun
: a practitioneror adherent of homeopathy
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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