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Definition of "homeopathy" []

  • 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. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "homeopathy" in a sentence
  • "The term homeopathy comes from the Greek words homeo, meaning similar, and pathos, meaning suffering or disease."
  • "Boiron: Boiron, a world leader in homeopathy, is a $500 million pharmaceutical company producing over 1,500 homeopathic medicines, including Oscillococcinum and Arnica."
  • "The term homeopathy, its formal definition, and the methodology of this medical system derived from German physician,"