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al⋅lop⋅a⋅thy

  [uh-lop-uh-thee]
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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 ).
Origin:
1835–45; < G Allopathie. See allo-, -pathy

Related forms:
al⋅lo⋅path⋅ic  [al-uh-path-ik] , adjective
al⋅lo⋅path⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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al·lop·a·thy   (ə-lŏp'ə-thē)   
n.  A method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects different from those caused by the disease itself.

[German Allopathie : Greek allos, other; see allo- + Greek patheia, suffering; see -pathy.]
al'lo·path'ic (āl'ə-pāth'ĭk) adj., al'lo·path'i·cal·ly adv.
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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. Allopathic is attested from 1830.
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Main Entry: al·lop·a·thy
Pronunciation: &-'läp-&-thE, a-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -thies
1 : a system of medical practice that aims to combat disease by use of remedies producing effects different from or incompatible with those produced by the special disease treated—compareHOMEOPATHY
2 : a system of medical practice making use of all measures that have proved of value intreatment of disease —al·lo·path·ic /"al-&-'path-ik/ adjective —al·lo·path·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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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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