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Date: 1800-1900
Language: German
Origin: homöopathie, from Greek homoios ( HOMO-) + pathos 'suffering'

homeopathy

 noun
     
Related topics: Alternative Medicine
ho‧me‧op‧a‧thy [uncountable]
MA a system of medicine in which a disease is treated by giving extremely small amounts of a substance that causes the disease
—homeopathic adjective
—homeopath noun [countable]
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