allopathy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /əˈlɒp.ə.θi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæl.oʊˌpæθ.i/ (General-American)
- audio Madhya Pradesh
- /ˈæː.loːˈpæː.t̪ʰiː/ (India, North)
- /əˈloː.pə.t̪iː/ (India, South)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Allopathie, allo- + -pathy, originally a pejorative term.
Meanings
- (qualifier:originally, uncountable) A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
- (countable) Conventional Western medicine; a method or treatment therein.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| allœopathy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| allopathies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
allopathogen · allopathic · allopathetic · allopathist · allopathically · allopath
Synonyms
Translations (12)
ca al·lopatia (traditional medical method or treatment) · ca al·lopatia (historical: alternative medicine) · id alopati (historical: alternative medicine) · de Allopathie (traditional medical method or treatment) · de Allopathie (historical: alternative medicine) · ru аллопатия (historical: alternative medicine) · fi allopaattinen hoito (traditional medical method or treatment) · pl alopatia (historical: alternative medicine) · de Schulmedizin (traditional medical method or treatment) · fi allopatia (historical: alternative medicine) · sv allopati (historical: alternative medicine) · id alopati (traditional medical method or treatment)