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).

Words nearby allopathy

allonge, allongé, allonym, allopath, allopathic, allopathy, allopatric, allopelagic, allophanamide, allophane, allophone

Origin of allopathy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM allopathy

al·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 allopathy

Christian Science and allopathy don't mix,' I says, 'and you'd starve, that's what you'd do.
Kilo|Ellis Parker Butler
Hydropathy and Allopathy in their practice are like the poles asunder.
Every Man his own Doctor|R. T. Claridge
A school of medicine midway between Allopathy and Christian Science.
The Devil's Dictionary|Ambrose Bierce
I told him in plain words he would be better off rollin' allopathy pills.
Kilo|Ellis Parker Butler

I have known it succeed in cholera cases sometimes, however, as well as the allopathy.
Six Years in the Prisons of England|A Merchant - Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for allopathy

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 forms of allopathy

allopathic (ˌæləˈpæθɪk), adjectiveallopathically, adverb

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Medical definitions for allopathy

allopathy

[ ə-lŏp′ə-thē ]

n.

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

Other words from allopathy

al′lo•path′ic (ăl′ə-păth′ĭk) adj.