homeotherapy

[ hoh-mee-uh-ther-uh-pee ]
/ ˌhoʊ mi əˈθɛr ə pi /

noun Medicine/Medical.

therapy for a disease by means of an agent that is similar to but not identical with the causative agent of the disease.

Origin of homeotherapy

homeo- + therapy

OTHER WORDS FROM homeotherapy

ho·me·o·ther·a·peu·tic [hoh-mee-uh-ther-uh-pyoo-tik] /ˌhoʊ mi əˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪk/, adjective

Words nearby homeotherapy

homeopathist, homeopathy, homeoplasia, homeostasis, homeoteleuton, homeotherapy, homeotherm, homeothermal, homeothermic, homeotic genes, homeotypic

Medical definitions for homeotherapy

homeotherapy
[ hō′mē-ō-thĕr′ə-pē ]

n.

The treatment or prevention of disease using homeopathic principles.

Other words from homeotherapy

ho′me•o•ther′a•peu′tic adj.