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homeopático

homeopathic

adjective oh-meh-oh-PAH-tee-koh Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: From Greek homoios 'similar' + pathos 'suffering'.

Usage Note

Homeopático describes treatments based on homeopathy (homeopatía), a system using highly diluted substances. The noun homeópata refers to a homeopathy practitioner and is common gender (el/la homeópata). Note the written accent on the antepenultimate syllable, making it an esdrújula word — a common stress pattern for scientific adjectives ending in -ico.

Examples

"Tomó un remedio homeopático para el estrés."

Natural Translation

She took a homeopathic remedy for stress.

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