allopathy
noun
- evidence based medical practice
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈlɒp.ə.θi/ / /ˈæl.oʊˌpæθ.i/ / /ˈæː.loːˈpæː.t̪ʰiː/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from German Allopathie, allo- + -pathy, originally a pejorative term.
- A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
- Conventional Western medicine; a method or treatment therein.