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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Allopathy \Al*lop"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? other + ? suffering, ?, ?,
to suffer: cf G. allopathie F. allopathie See {Pathos}.]
That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease
by the use of remedies which produce effects different from
those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term
invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as
opposed to {homeopathy}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
allopathy
n : the usual method of treating disease with remedies that
produce effects differing from those produced by the
disease itself [ant: {homeopathy}]
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