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A system of [[alternative medicine]] that uses minute, specially prepared doses of substances that stimulate the body's natural healing processes, which when given in large doses to healthy individuals, causes a combination of symptoms similar to those of the condition to be treated. The fundamental premises of homeopathy are considered by mainstream science to be unproven.
A system of [[alternative medicine]] whose practitioners administer minute, specially prepared doses of substances with the intention to stimulate the body's natural healing processes, substances that when given in large doses to healthy individuals causes a combination of symptoms similar to those of the medical conditions the substances target for treatment; the fundamental premises of the system mainstream science judges unproven.

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A definition or brief description of Homeopathy.

A system of alternative medicine whose practitioners administer minute, specially prepared doses of substances with the intention to stimulate the body's natural healing processes, substances that when given in large doses to healthy individuals causes a combination of symptoms similar to those of the medical conditions the substances target for treatment; the fundamental premises of the system mainstream science judges unproven.

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