homeopathic

homeopathic
1. Relating to homeopathy. SYN: homeotherapeutic (1). 2. Denoting an extremely small dose of a pharmacologic agent that theoreticaly mimics the symptoms produced by the condition being treated, such as might be used in homeopathy; more generally, a dose believed to be too small to produce the effect usually expected from that agent. An alternative form of medicine to allopathic, in which drugs antagonize the effects of the disease. Cf.:pharmacologic (2), physiologic (4), supraphysiologic. [homeo- + G. pathos, disease]

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  • homeopathic — adjective Date: 1830 1. of or relating to homeopathy 2. of a diluted or insipid nature < a homeopathic abolitionist W. A. White > • homeopathically adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • homeopathic — adj. Homeopathic is used with these nouns: ↑medicine, ↑physician, ↑remedy, ↑treatment …   Collocations dictionary

  • homeopathic — ho|me|o|path|ic [ ,houmiə pæθık ] adjective relating to or using homeopathy: homeopathic remedies …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • homeopathic — UK [ˌhəʊmɪəˈpæθɪk] / US [ˌhoʊmɪəˈpæθɪk] adjective relating to or using homeopathy homeopathic remedies …   English dictionary

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