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ALLOPATHY
allopathy
(noun) the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
allopathy (countable and uncountable, plural allopathies)
(uncountable, originally) A system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
(countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment.
Usage notes
• Originally, this indicated solely treatment according to the "law of opposites" rather than the homeopathic "law of similars"; it is now principally used to distinguish conventional medicine from homeopathy (USA, UK, EU), especially in the literature of homeopathy.
• In the United States, the term is sometimes used to distinguish MDs from DOs (osteopathic physicians), usually in discussions of medical education.
• In India, used principally to distinguish "Western medicine" from Ayurveda, especially when comparing treatments and drugs.
Anagrams
• lalopathy
Source: Wiktionary
Al*lop"a*thy, n. Etym: [Gr. allopathie, F. allopathie. See Pathos.]
Definition: That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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