allopathy

== English == === Alternative forms === allœopathy === Etymology === Borrowed from German Allopathie, allo- +‎ -pathy, originally a pejorative term. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈlɒp.ə.θi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæl.oʊˌpæθ.i/ (North India) IPA(key): /ˈæː.loːˈpæː.t̪ʰiː/ (South India) IPA(key): /əˈloː.pə.t̪iː/ === Noun === allopathy (countable and uncountable, plural allopathies) (uncountable, originally) A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect. (countable) Conventional Western medicine; a method or treatment therein. Synonym: allopathic medicine ==== Usage notes ==== Originally, this indicated solely treatment according to the "law of opposites" rather than the homeopathic "law of similars"; it is now principally used to distinguish conventional medicine from homeopathy (USA, UK, EU), especially in the literature of homeopathy. In the United States, the term is sometimes used to distinguish MDs from DOs (osteopathic physicians), usually in discussions of medical education. In India, used principally to distinguish "Western medicine" from Ayurveda, especially when comparing treatments and drugs. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === allopathy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === lalopathy