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ho·me·op·a·thy

(hō′mē-ŏp′ə-thē)

n. pl. ho·me·op·a·thies

A system for treating disease based on the administration of minute doses of a drug that in massive amounts produces symptoms in healthy individuals similar to those of the disease itself.

ho′me·o·path′ (-ə-păth′), ho′me·op′a·thist n.

ho′me·o·path′ic adj.

ho′me·o·path′i·cal·ly adv.

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