allopathic

noun

1. the method of treating disease by the use of agents that produce effects different from those of the disease treated (opposed to homeopathy).

adjective

1. of, relating to, or used in allopathy

noun

1. the orthodox medical method of treating disease, by inducing a condition different from or opposed to the cause of the diseaseCompare homeopathy

adj.

1830, from French allopathique (see allopathy). Related: Allopathically.

n.

1842, “treatment of disease by remedies that produce effects opposite to the symptoms,” from German Allopathie (Hahnemann), from Greek allos “other” (see alias) + -patheia, “suffering, disease, feeling” (see -pathy). The term applied by homeopathists to traditional medicine.

n.

1. A method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects antagonistic to those caused by the disease itself.