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Definition of homeopathy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

homeopathy

noun
 
/ˌhəʊmiˈɒpəθi/,
 
/ˌhɒmiˈɒpəθi/
 
/ˌhəʊmiˈɑːpəθi/
(British English also homoeo-)
[uncountable]
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  1. a system of treating diseases or conditions using very small amounts of the substance that causes the disease or condition
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    Word Originearly 19th cent.: coined in German from Greek homoios ‘like’ + patheia ‘suffering, feeling’.
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