Allopathy

 

 

5 entries found for allopathy.

al·lop·a·thy   Pronunciation Key  (-lp-th)
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.]
allo·pathic (l-pthk) adj.
allo·pathi·cal·ly adv.

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al·lop·a·thy (-lp-th)
n.

A method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects antagonistic to those caused by the disease itself.
allo·pathic (l-pthk) adj.
Source: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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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—compare HOMEOPATHY
2 : a system of medical practice making use of all measures that have proved of value in treatment of disease —al·lo·path·ic /"al-&-'path-ik/ adjective —al·lo·path·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb


Source: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

allopathy

n : the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself [ant: homeopathy]


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