Speakur

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allopathy

/ˈæl.oʊˌpæθ.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
al-lopa-thy
IPA
/ˈæl.oʊˌpæθ.i/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.

Uncountable

noun

Conventional Western medicine; a method or treatment therein.

Countable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæl.oʊˌpæθ.i/
  • British English: /əˈlɒp.ə.θi/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

allopathies (plural) allœopathy (alternative)

Derived Forms

allopath allopathetic allopathic allopathically allopathist allopathogen

Synonyms

allopathic medicine

Questions

How do you pronounce allopathy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæl.oʊˌpæθ.i/.
What does allopathy mean?
A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
Where does allopathy come from?
It is traced to German.

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