Allopathy
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That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease bythe use of remedies which produce effects different from thoseproduced by the special disease treated; -- a term invented byHahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed tohomeopathy.
Allopathy meaning & definition 1 of Allopathy.
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a name for conventional (= traditional and ordinary) medicine used by some followers of alternative medicine
Allopathy meaning & definition 2 of Allopathy.
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The treatment of disease by conventional means, i.e., with drugs having opposite effects to the symptoms.
Allopathy meaning & definition 3 of Allopathy.