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Noun: homeopathy  ,hó-mee'ó-pu-thee or ,how-mee'ó-pu-thee
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: homoeopathy)
  1. A method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated
    "She turned to homeopathy for her chronic allergies";
    - homoeopathy [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: homeopathies

Type of: medical aid, medical care

Antonym: allopathy

Encyclopedia: Homeopathy