Definitions of allopathy
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the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itselfantonyms:homeopathya method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treatedtype of:
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Common Senses: Path ("Feeling")
Learn these words that include the word root path, from the Greek pathos, "feeling." Here are links to the complete set of Common Senses lists: Hearing: Phon / Aud / Son Sight: Vid, Vis / Spec, Spect, Spic / Op, Ops, Opt Touch: Path / Sent, Sens / Tact, Tang