# allopathy

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈlɒp.ə.θi/

## Definitions
1. A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
2. Conventional Western medicine; a method or treatment therein.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/allopathy