Meanings
plural allopathies · alternative allœopathy
- uncountableoriginallyA system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
- countableuncountableConventional Western medicine; a method or treatment therein.
Synonyms: allopathic medicine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounConventional Western medicine; a method or treatment therein.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- GermanAllopathie
- Englishallopathy
Borrowed from German Allopathie, allo- + -pathy, originally a pejorative term.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan al·lopatia, al·lopatia
- al·lopatiatraditional medical method or treatment
- al·lopatiahistorical: alternative medicine
Finnish allopaattinen hoito, allopatia
- allopaattinen hoitotraditional medical method or treatment
- allopatiahistorical: alternative medicine
German Allopathie, Schulmedizin
- Allopathietraditional medical method or treatment
- Schulmedizintraditional medical method or treatment
- Allopathiehistorical: alternative medicine
Indonesian alopati, alopati
- alopatitraditional medical method or treatment
- alopatihistorical: alternative medicine
Polish alopatia
- alopatiahistorical: alternative medicine
Russian аллопатия
- аллопатия (allopatija)historical: alternative medicine
Swedish allopati
- allopatihistorical: alternative medicine
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Cite this entry
allopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allopathy
“allopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allopathy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allopathy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allopathy.
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