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Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 13:31:57 EDT

allopathy
\Al*lop"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? other + ? suffering, ?, ?, to suffer: cf. G.
allopathie, F. allopathie. See Pathos.] That system of medical practice which aims
to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from
those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term invented by Hahnemann
to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy.

al·lo·path ( P ) Pronunciation Key (l-pth) also al·lop·a·thist (-lp-thst)
n.
One who practices or advocates allopathy.
I found this at dictionary.com hope it helps
Leana

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