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Hahnemann

American  
[hah-nuh-muhn, hah-nuh-mahn] / ˈhɑ nə mən, ˈhɑ nəˌmɑn /

noun

  1. (Christian Friedrich) Samuel 1755–1843, German physician: founder of homeopathy.


Hahnemann British  
/ ˈhaːnəman /

noun

  1. ( Christian Friedrich ) Samuel (ˈzaːmueːl). 1755–1843, German physician; founder of homeopathy

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Other Word Forms

  • Hahnemannian adjective
  • Hahnemannism noun

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Carhart was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1941 and earned his medical degree from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, now Drexel University College of Medicine, in 1973.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

In Philadelphia, city officials want to reopen Hahnemann University Hospital, an empty building with capacity for 496 beds that went bankrupt and closed last year after serving mostly Medicaid and Medicare recipients for decades.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2020

Once the dust clears, 2,500 Hahnemann hospital staff will have lost their jobs, both depressing the Philadelphia economy and stressing neighboring health systems.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2019

Notices have been sent to 245 Drexel physicians affected by the closure of Hahnemann University Hospital, which is slated to occur in the fall.

From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2019

With professional eminence, and a liberal fortune, he joined the converts to the doctrine of Hahnemann, and at once took rank among the most distinguished physicians of the new practice.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various