homeopathy

• homoeopathy, homœopathy

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌhəʊmɪˈɒpəθi/, /ˌhɒmɪˈɒpəθi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌhomiˈɑpəθi/, /ˌhɑmiˈɑpəθi/

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homeopathy (countable and uncountable, plural homeopathies)

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

   Antonym: allopathy

   • 2004, Ian Watson, A Guide to the Methodologies of Homeopathy, Cutting Edge Publications, →ISBN, page 20:

     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 […]