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Homeopathy
Allopathic medicine and allopathy (from Greek ἄλλος, állos, other,
different + πάϑος, páthos, suffering) are terms coined by Samuel
Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy. It meant "other than the
disease" and it was intended, among other things, to point out how
traditional doctors used methods that had nothing to do with the
symptoms created by the disease and which, in Hahnemann's view,
meant that these methods were harmful to the patients.
Originally intended as a characterization of standard medicine in the early
19th century, these terms were rejected by mainstream physicians and
quickly acquired negative overtones. During the 19th century it was used
widely among irregular doctors as a pejorative term for regular doctors.
In the United States the term "allopathic" has been used by persons not
related to homeopathy, but it has never been accepted by the medical
establishment, and is not a label that such individuals apply to
themselves.
In the United States, allopathic medicine can sometimes refer to the
medical training that leads to the degree Doctor of Medicine rather than
the degree Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, although this is uncommon.
See comparison of MD and DO in the United States..
different + πάϑος, páthos, suffering) are terms coined by Samuel
Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy. It meant "other than the
disease" and it was intended, among other things, to point out how
traditional doctors used methods that had nothing to do with the
symptoms created by the disease and which, in Hahnemann's view,
meant that these methods were harmful to the patients.
Originally intended as a characterization of standard medicine in the early
19th century, these terms were rejected by mainstream physicians and
quickly acquired negative overtones. During the 19th century it was used
widely among irregular doctors as a pejorative term for regular doctors.
In the United States the term "allopathic" has been used by persons not
related to homeopathy, but it has never been accepted by the medical
establishment, and is not a label that such individuals apply to
themselves.
In the United States, allopathic medicine can sometimes refer to the
medical training that leads to the degree Doctor of Medicine rather than
the degree Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, although this is uncommon.
See comparison of MD and DO in the United States..
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