allopathy
nounUK /əˈlɒp.ə.θi/ · US /ˈæl.oʊˌpæθ.i/
Etymology Borrowed from German Allopathie, allo- + -pathy, originally a pejorative term.
1
A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
2
Conventional Western medicine; a method or treatment therein.
- Derived terms
- allopath, allopathetic, allopathic, allopathically, allopathist, allopathogen