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Definition of Isopathy

1. n. The system which undertakes to cure a disease by means of the virus of the same disease.

Definition of Isopathy

1. Noun. (medicine) The system that treats a disease by means of the virus of the same disease. ¹

2. Noun. (medicine) The old theory of curing a diseased organ by eating the analogous organ of a healthy animal. ¹

3. Noun. The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal to that of the causes of disease. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Isopathy

1. The system which undertakes to cure a disease by means of the virus of the same disease. The theory of curing a diseased organ by eating the analogous organ of a healthy animal. The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal to that of the causes of disease. Origin: Iso- + Gr. Suffering. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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