heteropathy.
Unusual or abnormal sensitivity to stimuli.
Meaning & usage
Unusual or abnormal sensitivity to stimuli.
The normal method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English -pathy English heteropathy From hetero- + -pathy.
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