allopathy /əlop″əthē/ [Gk, allos + pathos, suffering] , a system of medical therapy in which a disease or an abnormal condition is treated by creating an environment that is antagonistic to the disease or condition; for example, an antibiotic toxic to a pathogenic organism is administered to treat an infection. Compare chiropractic, homeopathy, osteopathy. −allopathic, adj.
