substitutive therapy
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al·lop·a·thy
(al-op'ă-thē),Conventional or orthodox medical practice. Compare: homeopathy.
Synonym(s): heteropathy (2) , substitutive therapy
[allo- + G. pathos, suffering]
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substitutive therapy
Treatment to overcome an inflammation of a specific character by exciting an acute nonspecific inflammation.
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