homeotherapy

[ hoh-mee-uh-ther-uh-pee ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

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

Other Words From

• ho·me·o·ther·a·peu·tic [hoh-mee-, uh, -ther-, uh, -, pyoo, -tik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of homeotherapy¹

homeo- + therapy