allopathy

n.
A method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects different from those caused by the disease itself.

[German Allopathie : Greek allos, other; see allo- + Greek patheia, suffering; see -pathy.]

allopathic al'lo·path'ic (ăl'ə-păth'ĭk) adj.
allopathically al'lo·path'i·cal·ly adv.

(ə-lŏp'ə-thē)
n.

A method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects antagonistic to those caused by the disease itself.

al'lo·path'ic (ăl'ə-păth'ĭk) adj.

in homeopathy, the use of treatments that are unrelated to the disease process itself.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
  Antonym: homeopathy (meaning #1)

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