allopathy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself

Etymology

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

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