allopathy
- noun
- /ˌæl.əˈpæθ.i/
- Specialized
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alopatía
- Re: "In the 18th and 19th centuries, there were entire hospitals devoted to homeopathy rather than what Hahnemann termed 'allopathy.'"
Examples
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It should be in the "homeopathy" column, but unless the work is exceedingly careful it'll be in the "allopathy" column.
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Many patients prefer allopathy because it is based on established scientific research and clinical trials.
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Nor was India completely converted to allopathy.
Academic text (1999) -
In the 18th and 19th centuries, there were entire hospitals devoted to homeopathy rather than what Hahnemann termed "allopathy."
Blog text (34) -
It used to be widely assumed that, with the spread of Western medicine (biomedicine, allopathy), traditional medicine would naturally decline in popularity and eventually disappear.
Academic text (1996) -
This may be through allopathy or any of the other alternative medications and treatments now available; or, as when the immune system needs fortification (the goal of all healing), an externally injected circumstance/ingredient that can provide this boost.
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Doctors often choose allopathy when conventional treatments are the most effective for serious illnesses.
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The medical conference focused on advancements in allopathy and its role in modern healthcare.
Antonyms
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9.0
A way of treating illness using very small amounts of substances that cause similar symptoms in healthy people
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4.3
Medical treatments not part of regular medicine, often using natural methods or non-drug ways
Surface Forms
Morphology
allopathy = allo + pathy
Although built from the Greek combining forms allo- ('other') + -pathy ('disease/feeling'), the specific meaning 'conventional medicine' (as contrasted with homeopathy) is historical and not transparently derivable by typical learners from the parts.
Etymology
The word allopathy comes from the Greek parts allo- meaning 'other' and -pathy meaning 'suffering' or 'disease', and the same root appears in sympathy. So allopathy is used for medical treatment that fights disease with 'other' methods like drugs or surgery, rather than alternative treatments.