[ ˌhəʊmɪ'ɒpəθi , hɒm- ]
(also homoeopathy )
■ noun a system of complementary medicine in which symptoms are treated with minute doses of disease-causing natural substances. Often contrasted with allopathy .
Derivatives
homeopathic adjective
homeopathically adverb
homeopathist noun
Origin
C19: coined in Ger. from Gk homoios 'like' + patheia (see -pathy ).