allopathy

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allopathy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Allopathy \Al*lop"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? other + ? suffering, ?, ?,
     to suffer: cf. G. allopathie, F. allopathie. See Pathos.]
     That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease
     by the use of remedies which produce effects different from
     those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term
     invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as
     opposed to homeopathy.
     [1913 Webster]

allopathy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  allopathy
      n 1: the usual method of treating disease with remedies that
           produce effects differing from those produced by the
           disease itself [ant: homeopathy, homoeopathy]