homeotherapy

ho·me·o·ther·a·py

[hoh-mee-uh-ther-uh-pee]
noun Medicine/Medical.
therapy for a disease by means of an agent that is similar to but not identical with the causative agent of the disease.

Origin:
homeo- + therapy

ho·me·o·ther·a·peu·tic [hoh-mee-uh-ther-uh-pyoo-tik] , adjective
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homeotherapy ho·me·o·ther·a·py (hō'mē-ō-thěr'ə-pē) or ho·me·o·ther·a·peu·tics (-thěr'ə-py&oomacr;'tĭks)
n.
The treatment or prevention of disease using homeopathic principles.


ho'me·o·ther'a·peu'tic adj.

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