allopathy

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allopathy

/əˈlɒp.ə.θi/ UK
/ˈæl.oʊˌpæθ.i/ US
/ˈæː.loːˈpæː.t̪ʰiː/ India, North
/əˈloː.pə.t̪iː/ India, South

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Borrowed from German Allopathie, allo- + -pathy, originally a pejorative term.

noun allopathies · allœopathy

uncountable A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
countable, uncountable Conventional Western medicine; a method or treatment therein.
Similar: allopathic medicine

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noun historical: alternative medicine

Deutsch	Allopathie
Русский	аллопатия allopatija

noun traditional medical method or treatment

Deutsch	Allopathie, Schulmedizin

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@misc{allopathy_2026,
  title = {allopathy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allopathy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}