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Definitions for allopathy
əˈlɒp ə θial·lopa·thy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. allopathynoun

    the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself

Wiktionary

  1. allopathynoun

    traditional medicine

  2. allopathynoun

    a traditional medical method or treatment.

  3. Etymology: – term coined by Samuel Hahnemann (the founder of homeopathy) as a pejorative term to indicate medicine that in his opinion treated something "other than" the disharmony that caused the disease. James C. Whorton – Nature Cures: The History of Alternative Medicine in America

Wikipedia

  1. allopathy

    Allopathic medicine, or allopathy, is an archaic label for science-based modern medicine. There are regional variations in usage of the term. In the United States, the term is sometimes used to contrast with osteopathic medicine, especially in the field of medical education. In India, the term is used to distinguish conventional modern medicine from Ayurveda, homeopathy, and other alternative and traditional medicine traditions, especially when comparing treatments and drugs. The terms were coined in 1810 by the inventor of homeopathy, Samuel Hahnemann. It was originally used by 19th-century homeopaths as a derogatory term for heroic medicine, the conventional European medicine of the time and a precursor to modern medicine, that did not rely on evidence of effectiveness. Heroic medicine was based on the belief that disease is caused by imbalance among the four "humours" (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile) and sought to treat disease symptoms by correcting that imbalance, using "harsh and abusive" methods to induce symptoms seen as opposite to those of diseases rather than treating their underlying causes: disease was caused by an excess of one humour and thus would be treated with its "opposite".A study released by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2001 defined allopathic medicine as "the broad category of medical practice that is sometimes called Western medicine, biomedicine, evidence-based medicine, or modern medicine." The WHO used the term in a global study in order to differentiate Western medicine from traditional medicine, and from alternative medicine, noting that in certain areas of the world "the legal standing of practitioners is equivalent to that of allopathic medicine" where practitioners can be separately certified in complementary/alternative medicine and Western medicine.The term allopathy was also used to describe anything that was not homeopathy. Kimball Atwood, an American medical researcher and alternative medicine critic, said the meaning implied by the label of allopathy has never been accepted by conventional medicine and is still considered pejorative. American health advocate and sceptic William T. Jarvis, stated that "although many modern therapies can be construed to conform to an allopathic rationale (e.g., using a laxative to relieve constipation), standard medicine has never paid allegiance to an allopathic principle" and that the label "allopath" was "considered highly derisive by regular medicine." Most modern science-based medical treatments (antibiotics, vaccines, and chemotherapeutics, for example) do not fit Hahnemann's definition of allopathy, as they seek to prevent illness or to alleviate an illness by eliminating its cause.

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  1. allopathy

    Allopathy is a system of medicine that aims to combat disease by using remedies or interventions, such as drugs or surgery, that produce effects different from or opposite to those caused by the disease itself. It is often used to describe traditional or conventional Western medicine.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Allopathynoun

    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

  2. Etymology: [Gr. other + suffering, , , to suffer: cf. G. allopathie, F. allopathie. See Pathos.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Allopathy

    al-lop′a-thi, n. a name given by homeopathists to the current or orthodox medical practice, to distinguish it from their own Homeopathy.—adj. Allopath′icns. Allop′athist, Allopath. [Coined by Hahnemann (1755-1843), Ger. allopathie—Gr. allos, other, patheia, pathos, suffering.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Allopathy

    in opposition to homoeopathy, the treatment of disease by producing a condition of the system different from or opposite to the condition essential to the disease to be cured.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. ALLOPATHY

    From Eng. _all_, everybody, and Grk. _pathos_, pain. Pain for everybody. HOMOEOPATHY From Grk. _homoios_, same, and _pathos_. Pain, just the same.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of allopathy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of allopathy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of allopathy in a Sentence

  1. Amit Ray:

    In reality, Allopathic medicine should be called as alternative medicine and Ayurveda as the main line medicine. As Ayurveda is more mature, holistic, time tested, fewer side effects, and older than the allopathy.

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