allopath
- noun
- /ˈæl.əˌpæθ/
- Jargon
:
alópata
- As an allopath, she focuses on evidence-based medicine to ensure the best outcomes for her patients.
Examples
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Many people prefer consulting an allopath for their medical needs rather than relying on alternative treatments.
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The allopath prescribed antibiotics to treat the patient's bacterial infection.
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"You skeptics and allopaths are anti-homeopathy biased hypocrites, sneakily using double standards in your 'scientific' arguments against homeopathy.
Blog text (15) -
Parents must integrate what Delwar says with their own observations of signs or symptoms and a range of other diagnoses from herbalists, exorcists, homeopaths, and allopaths.
Academic text (2001)
Surface Forms
Morphology
allopath = allopathy (semi-transparent) = allo + path
The relation to 'allopathy' is clear, but the exact practitioner sense relies on technical contrast with 'homeopathy' and may be unfamiliar to average learners.
Etymology
The word allopath comes from Greek parts allo- meaning 'other' and -path meaning 'disease'. It was made as the opposite of homeopath, where homeo- means 'same', so an allopath is a doctor who treats disease in a different, mainstream way.
