noun
- a system of medical practice that treats disease by administering minute doses of a substance that would produce in a healthy person symptoms similar to those of the disease being treated
Usage: also spelled homeopathy; considered alternative medicine; not supported by mainstream medical science
Examples
- She decided to try homoeopathy for her chronic headaches.
- Homoeopathy is based on the principle of treating like with like.
- Many people are skeptical about the effectiveness of homoeopathy.
- The homoeopathy clinic offered remedies made from highly diluted substances.
- Her doctor warned her that homoeopathy lacks scientific evidence.
- Homoeopathy has been practiced for over two centuries in some countries.