Altropathy

/ælˈtrɑpəθi/ noun

Definition

A medical practice or belief system focused on treating disease by means of remedies and substances different from those that cause the disease.

Etymology

From Latin 'alter' meaning 'other' and Greek 'pathos' meaning 'disease' or 'suffering,' literally 'treatment by the opposite.'

Kelly Says

This term was historically contrasted with homeopathy—while homeopathy uses 'like cures like,' altropathy was the mainstream medical approach of using opposite treatments, which is closer to modern medicine's actual mechanisms!

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