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, ˌæləˈpæθɪk /

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

Etymology

Origin of allopathy

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

Compare meaning

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• homeopathy vs. allopathy

Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

It would foist allopathy upon every chick and child of us!

From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis

It is the favorite laxative and cathartic of allopathy.

From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry

I says to him, 'Doc, ain't you an allopathy?'

From Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent by Butler, Ellis Parker

I have tried allopathy, homœopathy, cold things, warm things, sweet things, bitter things, stimulants, narcotics, all with the same result.

From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by Forster, John