NOUN | act | allopathy | the usual / usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself |
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Meaning | The usual / usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself. | |
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Broader | medical care, medical aid | professional treatment for illness or injury |
Opposite | homeopathy, homoeopathy | A method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large / large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated |
Spanish | alopatía | |
Catalan | al·lopatia | |
Adjectives | allopathic | of or relating to the practice of allopathy |
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