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al·lopa·thy (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

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

Related Forms:

  • allopathic al′·lo·path′ic (al′ō pat̸h′ik, al′ə-) adjective
  • allopathically al′·lo·path′i·cally adverb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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