allopath
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of allopath
1820–30; < German, back formation from Allopathie allopathy
Example Sentences
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Yet virtually every action taken by the allopath is a conscious compromise between the potential harm of the therapy and its potential benefit.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon
He puts your rule the other way, and gets the best patient he can, no matter whether he is a homoeopath or an allopath.
From The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
She had tried several physicians, among them an allopath, who gave hypodermic injections of morphia, without relief.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
An allopath uses remedies which create within the patient a condition that squarely conflicts with the further progress of the disease.
From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Joseph M. (Joseph Morris) Bachelor
"You are a pretty broad-minded allopath," said Quincy, "to give such a sweeping recommendation to a quack."
From Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life by Charles Felton Pidgin
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