allopathy

Etymology
Borrowed from, , originally a pejorative term.

Noun

 * 1)  A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
 * 2)  A conventional Western medical method or treatment.

Usage notes

 * Originally, this indicated solely treatment according to the "law of opposites" rather than the homeopathic "law of similars"; it is now principally used to distinguish conventional medicine from (USA, UK, EU), especially in the literature of homeopathy.
 * In the United States, the term is sometimes used to distinguish MDs from DOs (osteopathic physicians), usually in discussions of medical education.
 * In India, used principally to distinguish "Western medicine" from Ayurveda, especially when comparing treatments and drugs.

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 * Finnish: allopaattinen hoito
 * German: ,