Main Entry:

ho·me·op·a·thy

Pronunciation:

\ˌhō-mē-ˈä-pə-thē, ˌhä-\

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 larger amounts produce symptoms in healthy persons

— ho·meo·path \ˈhō-mē-ə-ˌpath\ noun