ho‧me‧op‧a‧thy /ˌhəʊmiˈɒpəθi $ ˌhoʊmiˈɑːp-/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: German; Origin: homöopathie, from Greek homoios ( ⇒ homo-) + pathos 'suffering']
a system of medicine in which a disease is treated by giving extremely small amounts of a substance that causes the disease
—homeopathic /ˌhəʊmiəˈpæθɪk◂ $ ˌhoʊ-/ adjective
—homeopath /ˈhəʊmiəˌpæθ $ ˈhoʊ-/ noun [countable]

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