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Allopathy
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Definition: The use of substances, surgery, and treatments specifically targeted against the disease and intended to create a different effect from that produced by the disease.  This term is generally used to describe the conventional approach to medicine or "Western" medicine.

Pronunciation: [alop'athee] • (noun) 

Also Known As: Allopathic medicine, Western medicine, Conventional medicine

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