HyperDic: homeopathy

English > 1 sense of the word *homeopathy*:
NOUN	act	homeopathy, homoeopathy	a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large / large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated

homeopathy > pronunciation
Sounds	hhow.miyowpae'thiy
Rhymes	antipathy ... wealthy: 23 rhymes with thiy...

English > *homeopathy*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large / large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated.
Synonym	homoeopathy
Broader	medical care, medical aid	professional treatment for illness or injury
Opposite	allopathy	The usual / usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
Spanish	homeopatía
Catalan	homeopatia
Adjectives	homeopathic	of or relating to the practice of homeopathy