different between allopathy vs heteropathy

English

Alternative forms

• allœopathy

Etymology

Borrowed from German Allopathie, allo- +? -pathy, originally a pejorative term.

Noun

allopathy (countable and uncountable, plural allopathies)

1. (uncountable, originally) A system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
2. (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

English

Etymology

From hetero- +? -pathy.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: he?te?ro?pa?thy

Noun

heteropathy (countable and uncountable, plural heteropathies)

1. Unusual or abnormal sensitivity to stimuli.
2. The normal method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself.

Synonyms

• allopathy (2)

Antonyms

• homeopathy (2)

Derived terms

• heteropathic

Anagrams

• theotherapy