allopathy

[ uh-lop-uh-thee ]

/ əˈlɒp ə θi /

noun

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

Nearby words

allonym, allonymous, allonymously, allopath, allopathic, allopathy, allopatric, allopelagic, allophanamide, allophane, allophone

Origin of allopathy

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

Related formsal·lo·path·ic

[al-uh-path-ik] /ˌæl əˈpæθ ɪk/, adjectiveal·lo·path·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for allopathic

The pesky hanger-on evidently possessed an understanding of my immune system that allopathic medicine has yet to match.
An Epidemic of Absence: Destroying the Bugs in Our Bodies Can Be Dangerous to Our Health|Moises Velasquez-Manoff|September 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Benninghausen is an admirable example of the application of the allopathic principle to penology.
The Vagrancy Problem.|William Harbutt Dawson
Whether to be cleared out by the allopathic exorcism, or the gentler homœpathic prayer, the patient never relied on himself.
The Mystic Will|Charles Godfrey Leland
Witness Job, whose wife had nothing to prescribe for his carbuncles but allopathic doses of profanity!
The Wedding Ring|T. De Witt Talmage

But the dose does us good; and (for it is an allopathic remedy), the greater the dose, the greater is the benefit to be derived.
The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Under-Graduate|Cuthbert Bede
Pneumonia followed; physicians came with torments of plasters and allopathic dosings that brought no relief.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine

British Dictionary definitions for allopathic (1 of 2)

allopathic

/ (ˌæləˈpæθɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or used in allopathy

Derived Formsallopathically, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for allopathic (2 of 2)

allopathy

/ (əˈlɒpəθɪ) /

noun

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

Derived Formsallopathic (ˌæləˈpæθɪk), adjectiveallopathically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for allopathic (1 of 2)

allopathic

adj.

1830, from French allopathique (see allopathy). Related: Allopathically.

Word Origin and History for allopathic (1 of 2)

allopathy

1842, "treatment of disease by remedies that produce effects opposite to the symptoms," from German Allopathie (Hahnemann), from Greek allos "other" (see alias) + -patheia, "suffering, disease, feeling" (see -pathy). The term applied by homeopathists to traditional medicine.

Medicine definitions for allopathic

allopathy

[ ə-lŏp′ə-thē ]

n.

A method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects antagonistic to those caused by the disease itself.

Related formsal′lo•path′ic (ăl′ə-păth′ĭk) adj.