Heteropathy
1Heteropathy — Het er*op a*thy, n. [See {Heteropathic}.] (Med.) That mode of treating diseases, by which a morbid condition is removed by inducing an opposite morbid condition to supplant it; allopathy. [1913 Webster] …
2heteropathy — noun a) Unusual or abnormal sensitivity to stimuli. b) The normal method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself …
3heteropathy — 1. Abnormal sensitivity to stimuli. 2. SYN: allopathy. [hetero + G. pathos, suffering] * * * het·er·op·a·thy (het″ər opґə the) [hetero + pathy] 1. hyperesthesia. 2. allopathy …
4heteropathy — n. allopath, treatment of diseases using substances that cause different effects from that of the disease itself; immoderate sensitivity to stimuli …
5heteropathy — n. Allopathy …
6heteropathy — n. allopathy; excessive sensitivity. ♦ heteropathic, a …
7heteropathy — …
8Allopathy — The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the disease under treatment. MDs practice allopathic medicine. The term allopathy was coined in 1842 by C.F.S.… …
9Heteropathic — Het er*o*path ic, a. [Hetero + Gr. ? suffering, fr. ?, ?, to suffer.] Of or pertaining to the method of heteropathy; allopathic. [1913 Webster] …
10Homeopathy — Ho*me*op a*thy, n. [Gr. ? likeness of condition or feeling; ? like (fr. ? same; cf. {Same}) + ? to suffer: cf. F. hom[ e]opathie. See {Pathos}.] (Med.) The art of curing, founded on resemblances; the theory and its practice that disease is cured… …
