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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Allopathy

· Al·lop·a·thy · IPA /ˈæl.oʊ.pæθ.i/
01 n. That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by …
  1. 1.
    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.