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allopathy.

A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈlɒp.ə.θi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæl.oʊˌpæθ.i/General-American/ˈæː.loːˈpæː.t̪ʰiː/India, North/əˈloː.pə.t̪iː/India, South
  1. A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.

    uncountable
  2. Conventional Western medicine; a method or treatment therein.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Allopathie, allo- + -pathy, originally a pejorative term.

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