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noun
the method of treating disease by drugs, given in minute doses, that would produce in a healthy person symptoms similar to those of the disease (opposed to allopathy).
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Homeopathy
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- Another good possibility is though it is not mainstream to use homeopathy.
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World English Dictionary
| homeopathy or homoeopathy (ˌhəʊmɪˈɒpəθɪ) | |
| —n | |
| Compare allopathy a method of treating disease by the use of small amounts of a drug that, in healthy persons, produces symptoms similar to those of the disease being treated | |
| homoeopathy or homoeopathy | |
| —n | |
| homeopathic or homoeopathy | |
| —adj | |
| homoeopathic or homoeopathy | |
| —adj | |
| homeo'pathically or homoeopathy | |
| —adv | |
| homoeo'pathically or homoeopathy | |
| —adv | |
| homeopathist or homoeopathy | |
| —n | |
| homoeopathist or homoeopathy | |
| —n | |
| homeopath or homoeopathy | |
| —n | |
| homoeopath or homoeopathy | |
| —n | |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
homeopathy ho·me·op·a·thy (hō'mē-ŏp'ə-thē)
n.
A system for treating disease based on the administration of minute doses of a drug that in massive amounts produces symptoms in healthy persons similar to those of the disease.
ho'me·o·path'ic (-ə-pāth'ĭk) adj.
ho'me·o·path' or ho'me·op'a·thist n.
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Science Dictionary
homeopathy  (hō'mē-ŏp'ə-thē) Pronunciation Key
A nontraditional system for treating and preventing disease, in which minute amounts of a substance that in large amounts causes disease symptoms are given to healthy individuals. This is thought to enhance the body's natural defenses. |
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Cultural Dictionary
homeopathy [(hoh-mee-op-uh-thee)]A system of treating disease in which small doses of certain substances are administered; in large doses, given to a healthy person, these substances would produce the symptoms of the disease. The principles of homeopathy do not enjoy widespread acceptance in the medical community.
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