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allopathy
English
Alternative forms
- allœopathy
Etymology
Borrowed from German Allopathie, allo- +? -pathy, originally a pejorative term.
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.
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- allopathy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Anagrams
- lalopathy
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allopathic
English
Etymology
allo- +? -pathic
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?æl.o??pæ?.?k/
- Hyphenation: al?lo?pa?thic
Adjective
allopathic (comparative more allopathic, superlative most allopathic)
- Of or pertaining to allopathy.
Translations
allopathic From the web:
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- what allopathic veterinary medicine
- allopathic what is it used for
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- what is allopathic & osteopathic
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