allopathy
UK/əˈlɒp.ə.θi//ˈæl.oʊˌpæθ.i/
allopathy noun: a system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
Noun
allopathy (countable and uncountable, plural allopathies)
- A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
- Conventional Western medicine; a method or treatment therein.
- Synonyms:
- allopathic medicine
allopathy meaning in Kannada, Odia and Indonesian
allopathy in Kannada
- ಬೇನೆಮಾಂಜುಗೆ
allopathy in Odia
- allopathy
- ଡାକ୍ତରି ḍāktari
allopathy in Indonesian
- historical: alternative medicine
- alopati
- traditional medical method or treatment
- alopati
Synonyms of allopathy
Forms of allopathy
| plural | allopathies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | allœopathy |
Origin of allopathy
Borrowed from German Allopathie, allo- + -pathy, originally a pejorative term.
Words formed from allopathy
Questions about allopathy
- What does allopathy mean?
- Allopathy means a system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
- What is allopathy in Kannada?
- Allopathy in Kannada is ಬೇನೆಮಾಂಜುಗೆ. See Allopathy meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is allopathy?
- Allopathy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce allopathy?
- Allopathy is pronounced /əˈlɒp.ə.θi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of allopathy?
- The plural of allopathy is allopathies.
Words near allopathy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: allopathy (page history and authors); allopathy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଡାକ୍ତରି (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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