allopathy

noun

al·​lop·​a·​thy ə-ˈlä-pə-thē 

a-

: a system of medical practice that emphasizes diagnosing and treating disease and the use of conventional, evidence-based therapeutic measures (such as drugs or surgery) : allopathic medicine

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Allopathie, from allo- allo- + -pathie -pathy

Note: See note at allopathic.

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

allopathy

noun

al·​lop·​a·​thy ə-ˈläp-ə-thē, a- 

: a system of medical practice that emphasizes diagnosing and treating disease and the use of conventional, evidence-based therapeutic measures (such as drugs or surgery) : allopathic medicine