allopathy

[uh-lop-uh-thee] /əˈlɒp ə θi/
noun
1.
the method of treating disease by the use of agents that produce effects different from those of the disease treated (opposed to homeopathy).
Origin
1835-45; < German Allopathie. See allo-, -pathy
Related forms
allopathic
[al-uh-path-ik] /ˌæl əˈpæθ ɪk/ (Show IPA), adjective
allopathically, adverb
Examples from the web for allopathy
  • There may be those here leaning regretfully towards old, regular, orthodox allopathy.
British Dictionary definitions for allopathy

allopathy

/əˈlɒpəθɪ/
noun
1.
the orthodox medical method of treating disease, by inducing a condition different from or opposed to the cause of the disease Compare homeopathy
Derived Forms
allopathic (ˌæləˈpæθɪk) adjective
allopathically, adverb
Word Origin and History for allopathy
n.

1842, "treatment of disease by remedies that produce effects opposite to the symptoms," from German Allopathie (Hahnemann), from Greek allos "other" (see alias) + -patheia, "suffering, disease, feeling" (see -pathy). The term applied by homeopathists to traditional medicine.

allopathy in Medicine

allopathy al·lop·a·thy (ə-lŏp'ə-thē)
n.
A method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects antagonistic to those caused by the disease itself.

al'lo·path'ic (āl'ə-pāth'ĭk) adj.