allopath
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of allopath
1820–30; < German, back formation from Allopathie allopathy
Example Sentences
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He had been at first treated by an allopath, then, afterwards, by a homœopath.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
And he poured between the protesting lips of Thomas Cathcart Blake a nauseating draught of something that was most malodorous; for Dr. DeLancey was an allopath, and a good one.
From A Fool There Was by Browne, Porter Emerson
Any physician who proclaims himself a follower of any special doctrine, be he a hydropath, an electropath, an allopath, a homoeopath, or any other path, should be viewed with suspicion.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 by Various
If, for instance, there is a catarrhal affection of the serous and mucous membranes of the respiratory tract accompanied by fever, the allopath will give quinine in large doses to change this condition.
From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry
To the allopath this is a "curious effect" merely, and serves to condemn the drug.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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