HOMEOPATHY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does homeopathy mean? 

• HOMEOPATHY (noun)
  The noun HOMEOPATHY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: HOMEOPATHY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOMEOPATHY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

homeopathy; homoeopathy

Hypernyms ("homeopathy" is a kind of...):

medical aid; medical care (professional treatment for illness or injury)

Antonym:

allopathy (the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself)

 Context examples 

Homeopathy seeks to stimulate the body's defense mechanisms and processes so as to prevent or treat illness.

(Homeopathy, NCI Thesaurus)

Alternative medicine includes treatments and practices such as acupuncture, holistic medicine, homeopathy, ayurveda, Chinese medicine, massage therapy, herbal therapy, and biofeedback.

(Alternative Medical Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called homeopathy.

(Homeopathic medicine, NCI Dictionary)