homeopathy (redirected from Homeopathic techniques)

ho·me·op·a·thy  (hm-p-th)

n. pl. ho·me·op·a·thies

A system for treating disease based on the administration of minute doses of a drug that in massive amounts produces symptoms in healthy individuals similar to those of the disease itself.

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home·o·path (--pth), home·opa·thist n.

home·o·pathic adj.

home·o·pathi·cal·ly adv.

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homeopathy, homoeopathy [ˌhəʊmɪˈɒpəθɪ]

n

(Medicine / Complementary Medicine) a method of treating disease by the use of small amounts of a drug that, in healthy persons, produces symptoms similar to those of the disease being treated Compare allopathy

homeopathic , homoeopathic [ˌhəʊmɪəˈpæθɪk] adj

homeopathically , homoeopathically adv

homeopathist , homoeopathist [ˌhəʊmɪˈɒpəθɪst], homeopath, homoeopath [ˈhəʊmɪəˌpæθ] n

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homeopathy  (hm-p-th)

A nontraditional system for treating and preventing disease, in which minute amounts of a substance that in large amounts causes disease symptoms are given to healthy individuals. This is thought to enhance the body's natural defenses.

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homeopathy, homoeopathy

the method of treating diseases by drugs that produce symptoms similar to those of the disease. — homeopathist, homoeopathist, homeopath, homoeopath, n. — homeopathic, homoeopathic, adj.

See also: Remedies

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allopathy, homeopathy - Allopathy is treatment to suppress the symptoms of illness using the principle of opposites, while homeopathy encourages, rather than suppresses, the body's reaction to an illness.

See also related terms for illness.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

homeopathy - a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated homoeopathy medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury allopathy - the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself

Translations

homeopathy [ˌhəʊmiˈɒpəθi] homoeopathy (British) n → homéopathie f
home owner homeowner [ˈhəʊməʊnə^r] n → propriétaire mf
home page n (on Internet) → page f d'accueil
homeroom teacher n (US) → professeur mf principal(e)
home rule n → autonomie f
home run n (BASEBALL) → coup m de circuit
Home Secretary n (British) → ministre m de l'Intérieur
home shopping

n (by post, telephone) achat par correspondance ou par téléphone; (by television) → téléachat m; (by computer) → achat m en ligne

modif [catalogue] → de vente par correspondance; [TV channel] → de téléachat

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homeopathy homoeopathy [ˌhəʊmɪˈɒpəθɪ] n → omeopatia

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homeopathy → العلاج المِثْلي homeopatie homøopati Homöopathie ομοιοπαθητική homeopatía homeopatia homéopathie homeopatija omeopatia ホメオパシー 동종 요법 homeopathie homøopati homeopatia homeopatia гомеопатия homeopati วิธีการรักษาโดยใช้ยาจำนวนเล็กน้อยที่จะสร้างระบบเชื้อโรคในคนที่มีร่างกายแข็งแรง homeopati phép chữa vi lượng đồng căn 同种疗法