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noun
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 (əˈlɒpəθɪ) | |
| —n | |
| Compare homeopathy the orthodox medical method of treating disease, by inducing a condition different from or opposed to the cause of the disease | |
| allopathic | |
| —adj | |
| allo'pathically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
allopathy
1842, "treatment of disease by remedies that produce effects opposite to the symptoms," from Ger. Allopathie (Hahnemann), from Gk. allos "other" (see alias) + -patheia "effect," from pathos "suffering" (see pathos). The term applied by homeopathists to traditional medicine.
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Medical Dictionary
allopathy al·lop·a·thy (ə-lŏp'ə-thē)
n.
A method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects antagonistic to those caused by the disease itself.
al'lo·path'ic (āl'ə-pāth'ĭk) adj.
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