allopathy

American  

[uh-lop-uh-thee] / əˈlɒp ə θi /

noun

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

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allopathy British  

/ əˈlɒpəθɪ /

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

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Other Word Forms

• allopathic
  adjective
• allopathically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of allopathy

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

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Compare meaning

How does allopathy compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• homeopathy vs. allopathy

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

allopathy

The 60 million Americans who take gentle, time-proven herbs are trying to avoid the perils of allopathy and pharmaceuticals.

From Time Magazine Archive

Homoeopathy, a step in         advance of allopathy, is doing this.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy

It is the favorite laxative and cathartic of allopathy.

From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlahr

But this is how allopathy effects its fictitious cures.

From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlahr

Compare pathos, sympathy, pathology, electropathy, allopathy, homœopathy. dilapidated.

From Stories from Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore

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