"isopathy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: iso- + -pathy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|iso|pathy}} iso- + -pathy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} isopathy (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) The system that treats a disease by means of the virus of the same disease. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-isopathy-en-noun-JlXFZIUW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with iso-, English terms suffixed with -pathy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 9 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with iso-: 44 32 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -pathy: 64 13 22 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (medicine) The old theory of curing a diseased organ by eating the analogous organ of a healthy animal. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-isopathy-en-noun-UEb9xNjM Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal to that of the causes of disease. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-isopathy-en-noun-bQ4aQFNV

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