Allopathy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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