Definition of ALLOPATHY

allopathy

Plural: allopathies

Noun

  • the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
  • A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
  • Conventional Western medicine; a method or treatment therein.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

allopathic medicine

Antonyms

homeopathy

Scrabble Score: 17

allopathy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
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allopathy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

allopathy: valid Words With Friends Word