HyperDic: allopathy

English > 1 sense of the word allopathy:
NOUNactallopathythe usual / usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
English > allopathy: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe usual / usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself.
Broadermedical care, medical aidprofessional treatment for illness or injury
Oppositehomeopathy, homoeopathyA method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large / large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated
Spanishalopatía
Catalanal·lopatia
Adjectivesallopathicof or relating to the practice of allopathy

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