adjective
- relating to or practicing allopathy; treating disease by using remedies that produce effects different from or opposite to the symptoms of the disease
Usage: medical term; often contrasted with homeopathic
Examples
- Most doctors in the United States practice allopathic medicine.
- Allopathic treatment for a fever typically involves medications to lower body temperature.
- She chose allopathic therapy over alternative medicine for her condition.
- Allopathic physicians are trained in medical schools accredited by conventional standards.
- The allopathic approach uses drugs and surgery to combat disease symptoms.