allopathy /al·lop·a·thy/ (al-op´ah-the) that system of therapeutics in which diseases are treated by producing a condition incompatible with or antagonistic to the condition to be cured or alleviated. Cf. homeopathy. allopath´ic
Allopathy
allopathy
allopathy (alˈ·lō·paˑ·thē),
al·lop·a·thy ( -l p -th )n. A method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects antagonistic to those caused by the disease itself. al  lo·pathic ( l-pth k) adj. |
Allopathy
Conventional medical treatment of disease symptoms that uses substances or techniques to oppose or suppress the symptoms.
Mentioned in: Homeopathic Medicine, Acute Prescribing, Homeopathic Medicine, Constitutional Prescribing
allopathy
[əlop′əthē]
Etymology: Gk, allos + pathos, suffering
a system of medical therapy in which a disease or an abnormal condition is treated by creating an environment that is antagonistic to the disease or condition; for example, an antibiotic toxic to a pathogenic organism is administered to treat an infection. Compare chiropractic, homeopathy, osteopathy. allopathic, adj.
allopathy (alˈ·lō·paˑ·thē),
n method of medical treatment in which drugs are administered to antagonize the disease.
allopathy
in homeopathy, the use of treatments that are unrelated to the disease process itself.
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