n.
Pronunciation: ˌ h ō -m ē - ' ä-p ə -th ē , ˌ hä-
Function: noun
Etymology: German Homöopathie, from homöo- homeo- + -pathie -pathy
Date: 1826
: a system of medical practice that treats a disease especially by the administration of minute doses of a remedy that would in healthy persons produce symptoms similar to those of the disease
– ho · meo · path \ ' h ō -m ē - ə - ˌ path \ noun