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  1. 1. n. That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself Source: wordnet
  3. 3. That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy. Source: webster
  4. 4. That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease bythe use of remedies which produce effects different from thoseproduced by the special disease treated; -- a term invented byHahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed tohomeopathy. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n. the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself Source: ecdict

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