Allopathic
101allopathy — [ə lɒpəθi] noun the treatment of disease by conventional means, i.e. with drugs having effects opposite to the symptoms. Often contrasted with homeopathy. Derivatives allopath noun allopathic adjective allopathist noun …
102heteropathic — a. Allopathic …
103allopathy — /əˈlɒpəθi/ (say uh lopuhthee) noun the method of treating disease by the use of agents producing effects different from those of the disease treated (opposed to homeopathy). –allopathic /æləˈpæθɪk/ (say aluh pathik), adjective –allopathically… …
104allopathy — n. Medicine, treatment of disease by remedies producing symptoms different from those of disease treated; opposite of homoeopathy; medical treatment using all methods found successful. ♦ allopathic, a. ♦ allopath, n …
105biomedicine — A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Also called conventional medicine, Western medicine, mainstream… …
106conventional medicine — A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Also called Western medicine, mainstream medicine, orthodox… …
107mainstream medicine — A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Also called conventional medicine, Western medicine, orthodox… …
108orthodox medicine — A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Also called conventional medicine, Western medicine, mainstream… …
109Western medicine — A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Also called conventional medicine, mainstream medicine, orthodox… …
110allopathy — [ə läp′ə thē] n. [Ger allopathie (see ALLO & PATHY), after Gr allopatheia, subjection to external influences] treatment of disease by remedies that produce effects different from or opposite to those produced by the disease: loosely applied to… …
