Homeopathy

//ˌhomiˈɑpəθi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A system of treating diseases with small amounts of substances which, in larger amounts, would produce the observed symptoms. countable, uncountable

    "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 […]"

  2. 2
    a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated wordnet

Synonyms

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chiropractichomeopathismhomoeopathy

Example

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"Homeopathy is considered a pseudoscience and is no more effective than placebos."

Etymology

From German Homöopathie, equivalent to English homeo- + -pathy.

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