Allopathy
Allopathy
Allopathy (pronounced: /ˌæləˈpæθi/), also known as Western medicine, biomedicine, evidence-based medicine, or modern medicine, is a term used to describe medical practices that use drugs, surgery, or radiation to treat or prevent diseases.
Etymology
The term "allopathy" was coined in 1810 by Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy, as a derogatory term for the traditional, mainstream medicine of his time. It is derived from the Greek words allos meaning "other" and pathos meaning "suffering" or "disease".
Principles
Allopathic medicine is based on the concept of "contraria contrariis curantur", which means "the opposite is cured by the opposite". This principle suggests that diseases can be treated by creating conditions that are opposite to the ones caused by the disease itself.
Related Terms
- Pharmacology: The study of drugs and their effects on the body.
- Surgery: A branch of medicine that involves the physical manipulation of body structures to treat disease.
- Radiation therapy: The use of high-energy radiation to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells.
- Preventive medicine: The part of medicine engaged with preventing disease rather than curing it.
- Homeopathy: A system of alternative medicine that treats diseases with small amounts of substances that in larger amounts would produce symptoms of the disease.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Allopathy
- Wikipedia's article - Allopathy
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