or Brit  ho*moe*op*a*thy  n, pl  -thies  :  a system of medical practice that treats a disease esp. by the administration of minute doses of a remedy that would in healthy persons produce symptoms similar to those of the disease - compare ALLOPATHY2   ho*meo*path*ic or Brit  ho*moeo*path*ic  adj ho*meo*path*i*cal*ly or Brit  ho*moeo*path*i*cal*ly  adv 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  he·mop·a·thy  ho·meo·path 
 
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