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allopathy

noun

  1. evidence based medical practice
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈlɒp.ə.θi/ / /ˈæl.oʊˌpæθ.i/ / /ˈæː.loːˈpæː.t̪ʰiː/

noun

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

  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.