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2 definitions found 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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