Allopathy

Date "allopathy" was first used: 1842. (references)

Etymology: Allopathy \Al*lop"a*thy\, noun. [Greek expression other suffering, to suffer: compare to German allopathie, French allopathie. See Pathos.]. (Websters 1913)

"Allopathy" is a common misspelling or typo for: Allopathic.

Specialty Definitions: Allopathy

Domain	Definitions
19th Century Satire	From Eng. all, everybody, and Grk. pathos, pain. Pain for everybody. HOMOEOPATHY From Grk. homoios, same, and pathos. Pain, just the same. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904.
Literature	Allopathy is in opposition to Homoeopathy. The latter word is from the Greek, homoeon pathos, similar disease; and the former is allo pathos, a different disease. In one case, "like is to cure like"; and in the latter, the disease is cured by its "antidote." Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Synonyms within Context: Allopathy

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Remedy	Pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmaceutics; pharmacopoeia, formulary; acology, Materia Medica, therapeutics, posology; homeopathy, allopathy, heteropathy, osteopathy, hydropathy; cold water cure; dietetics; surgery, chirurgery, chirurgy; healing art, leechcraft;
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Non-Fiction Usage: Allopathy

Subject	Topic	Quote
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	HOMOEOPATHY, n. A school of medicine midway between Allopathy and Christian Science. To the last both the others are distinctly inferior, for Christian Science will cure imaginary diseases, and they can not.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Allopathy

Modern Translations: Allopathy

Language		Translations for "allopathy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏طبيب يعالج بالألوباثيا. (various references)

Danish		allopati (heteropathy). (various references)

French		allopathie (allopath). (various references)

German		Allopathie. (various references)

Greek		αλλοπαθητικόσ ιατρόσ (allopath), αλλοπαθεία. (various references)

Hungarian		ellenszenvi gyógymód. (various references)

Indonesian		ilmu khotbah. (various references)

Italian		allopatia. (various references)

Pig Latin		allopathyay

Portuguese		alopatia. (various references)

Russian		аллопатия. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		alopatija. (various references)

Spanish		alopatía. (various references)

Turkish		alopati, zıt tedavi usulü. (various references)

Ukranian		алопатія. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: Allopathy

Rhyming with "Allopathy"

Words rhyming with "allopathy" (pronounced 'Al*lop"a*thy'): Adenopathy, Angiopathy, Antipathy, Apathy, Arthropathy, Blameworthy, Cenanthy, Cerebropathy, Chrestomathy, Cyanopathy, Dispathy, Dissympathy, Echopathy, Electropathy, Enantiopathy, Encephalopathy, Enteropathy, Eupathy, Heteropathy, homeopathy, hydropathy, idiopathy, Inapathy, Isopathy, Laughworthy, Lethy, Leucopathy, Monopathy, Motorpathy, Myopathy, Neuropathy, Noteworthy, Opsimathy, osteopathy, Otopathy, Painsworthy, Philomathy, Polymathy, Praiseworthy, Psychopathy, seaworthy, Somnipathy, Spiranthy, telepathy, Thankworthy, Theopathy, trustworthy, Unsympathy, unworthy. (additional references)

Anagrams: Allopathy

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-h-l-l-o-p-t-y"
	-1 letter: allopath.
	-2 letters: loathly, tallyho.
	-3 letters: alphyl, apathy, halloa, hallot, payola, phyllo, phytol, tapalo.
	-4 letters: allay, allot, alloy, aloha, alpha, altho, aptly, atoll, atopy, hallo, haply, holla, holly, hotly, lathy, loath, lotah, loyal, pally, patly, phyla, platy, playa, tally, tolyl, typal.
	-5 letters: ahoy, ally, alto, atap, atop, ayah, hall, halo, halt, holp, holt, holy, hoya, hyla.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-h-l-l-o-p-t-y"
	+2 letters: allelopathy.
	+3 letters: antiphonally.
	+4 letters: metallography.
	+5 letters: aphoristically, blepharoplasty, cycloaliphatic, hypostatically, idiopathically, metaphorically, paleopathology, pathologically, staphylococcal.
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