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HOMEOPATHY
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I. (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
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Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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)