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allopathy

(ə läp′ə t̸hē)

noun

treatment of disease by remedies that produce effects different from or opposite to those produced by the disease: loosely applied to the general practice of medicine today, but in strict usage opposed to homeopathy

Origin: Ger allopathie (see allo- & -pathy), after Gr allopatheia, subjection to external influences

Related Forms:

allopathic adjective
allopathically adverb

See allopathy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects different from those caused by the disease itself.

Origin:

Origin: German Allopathie

Origin: : Greek allos, other; see allo-

Origin: + Greek patheia, suffering; see -pathy

Related Forms:

alˌlo·pathˈic (ălˌə-păthˈĭk) adjective

alˌlo·pathˈi·cal·ly adverb

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