allopathyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from German Allopathie, allo- +‎ -pathy, originally a pejorative term.^[1]

名詞

allopathy (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 allopathies)

1. (uncountable, originally) A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
2. (countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment.

使用する際の注意点

• Originally, this indicated solely treatment according to the "law of opposites" rather than the homeopathic "law of similars"; it is now principally used to distinguish conventional medicine from homeopathy (USA, 英国用法, EU), especially in the literature of homeopathy.
• In the United States, the term is sometimes used to distinguish MDs from DOs (osteopathic physicians), usually in discussions of medical education.
• In India, used principally to distinguish "Western medicine" from Ayurveda, especially when comparing treatments and drugs.

派生語

参照

Further reading

• allopathy on Wikipedia.

アナグラム

• lalopathy