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allopathy
[ uh-lop-uh-thee ]
noun
- the method of treating disease by the use of agents that produce effects different from those of the disease treated ( homeopathy ).
allopathy
/ əˈlɒpəθɪ; ˌæləˈpæθɪk /
noun
- 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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Derived Forms
- ˌalloˈpathically, adverb
- allopathic, adjective
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Other Words From
- al·lo·path·ic [al-, uh, -, path, -ik], adjective
- allo·pathi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of allopathy1
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Example Sentences
Your letters would be antidotal, and thus, by a sort of mental allopathy, beneficial.
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A school of medicine midway between Allopathy and Christian Science.
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Hydropathy and Allopathy in their practice are like the poles asunder.
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Christian Science and allopathy don't mix,' I says, 'and you'd starve, that's what you'd do.
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I told him in plain words he would be better off rollin' allopathy pills.
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