allopath

American

[al-uh-path] / ˈæl əˌpæθ /

Also allopathist

noun

a person who practices or favors allopathy.

allopath British

/ əˈlɒpəθɪst, ˈæləˌpæθ /

noun

a person who practises or is skilled in allopathy

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Etymology

Origin of allopath

1820–30; < German, back formation from Allopathie allopathy

Example Sentences

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She had tried several physicians, among them an allopath, who gave hypodermic injections of morphia, without relief.

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To the allopath this is a "curious effect" merely, and serves to condemn the drug.

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He had been at first treated by an allopath, then, afterwards, by a homœopath.

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“We are not supposed to like medicine,” declared Aunty Rose, being a confirmed allopath.

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In his last illness he was reported to have had three different kinds of physicians—allopath, hydropath, homoeopath; and had he chosen the spiritual ministration of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chief Rabbi, and Mr. Spurgeon, no one would have been surprised at his sardonic prudence.

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