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