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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ho·me·op·a·thy 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 English Etymology homeopathy 1830, from Ger. Homöopathie, coined 1824 in Ger. by Ger.physician Samuel Friedrich Hahnemann (1755-1843) from Gk.homoios "like, similar, of the same kind" (an expanded form of homos "same;" see same) + -patheia "effect," from pathos"suffering" (see pathos). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 homeopathy hom·eop·athy (BrE also hom·oeo-) / 7hEumi5CpEWi; 7hCmi-; NAmE 7houmi5B:p-; 7hB:m- / noun[U] a system of treating diseases or conditions using very small amounts of the substance that causes the disease or condition 顺势疗法 • homeo·path·ic (BrE also hom·oeo-) / 7hEumiE5pAWik; 7hCm-; NAmE 7houm-; 7hB:m- / adj.: homeopathic medicines / remedies / treatments 顺势疗法药物；顺势疗法；顺势治疗 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ho·me·op·a·thy \ˌhōmēˈäpəthē, ˌhäm-\ noun (-es) Etymology: German homöopathie, from homöo- home- + -pathie -pathy : a system of medical practice that treats a disease by the administration of minute doses of a remedy that would in healthy persons produce symptoms of the disease treated — compare allopathy |
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