Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Allopathy \Al*lop"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? other + ? suffering, ?, ?,
to suffer: cf. G. allopathie, F. allopathie. See Pathos.]
That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease
by the use of remedies which produce effects different from
those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term
invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as
opposed to homeopathy.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
allopathy
n 1: the usual method of treating disease with remedies that
produce effects differing from those produced by the
disease itself [ant: homeopathy, homoeopathy]