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

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

• homeopathy vs. allopathy

Example Sentences

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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

Your letters would be antidotal, and thus, by a sort of mental allopathy, beneficial.

From The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance by More, Paul Elmer

But a homeopathist is only a man who has never tried allopathy.

From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Carryl, Guy Wetmore

He said that the aim of allopathy was to poison him; of hydropathy to drown him; and of homeopathy to let him die unaided.

From Every-Day Errors of Speech by Meredith, L. P.

If allopathy were to have its way, the blood of the adult would be a mixture of dozens of filthy bacterial extracts, disease taints and destructive drug poisons.

From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry