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allopathic medicine

allopathic medicine noun: a system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce opposite symptoms; the opposite of homeopathy.

Noun

allopathic medicine (usually uncountable, plural allopathic medicines)

  1. (usually) A system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce opposite symptoms; the opposite of homeopathy.
    Synonyms:
    allopathy
  2. (usually) Modern Western medicine.

Synonyms of allopathic medicine

Forms of allopathic medicine

pluralallopathic medicines

Questions about allopathic medicine

What does allopathic medicine mean?
Allopathic medicine means a system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce opposite symptoms; the opposite of homeopathy.
What part of speech is allopathic medicine?
Allopathic medicine is a noun.
What is the plural of allopathic medicine?
The plural of allopathic medicine is allopathic medicines.

Words near allopathic medicine in the dictionary

  1. alloparents
  2. allopaternal
  3. allopath
  4. allopathetic
  5. allopathic
  6. allopathic medicine
  7. allopathic medicines
  8. allopathically
  9. allopathies
  10. allopathist
  11. allopathists

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