allopathy

[ uh-lop-uh-thee ]

noun

1. the method of treating disease by the use of agents that produce effects different from those of the disease treated ( homeopathy ).

allopathy

/ əˈlɒpəθɪ; ˌæləˈpæθɪk /

noun

1. the orthodox medical method of treating disease, by inducing a condition different from or opposed to the cause of the disease Compare homeopathy

Derived Forms

• ˌalloˈpathically, adverb
• allopathic, adjective

Other Words From

• al·lo·path·ic [al-, uh, -, path, -ik], adjective
• allo·pathi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of allopathy¹

From the German word Allopathie, dating back to 1835–45. See allo-, -pathy

Example Sentences

Your letters would be antidotal, and thus, by a sort of mental allopathy, beneficial.

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A school of medicine midway between Allopathy and Christian Science.

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Hydropathy and Allopathy in their practice are like the poles asunder.

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Christian Science and allopathy don't mix,' I says, 'and you'd starve, that's what you'd do.

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I told him in plain words he would be better off rollin' allopathy pills.

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