Alloerotic
Alloerotic: Having to do with sexual excitement toward the same sex. The opposite is heteroerotic.
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Allopath: Or allopathist. A term sometimes applied to a physician who practices conventional medicine (allopathy).
- Allopathic
Allopathic: Pertaining to allopathy (conventional medicine). The term was coined in 1842 by C.F.S. Hahnemann to designate the usual practice of medicine as opposed to homeopathy, the system of therapy that he founded.
- Allopathic medicine
Allopathic medicine: Allopathic medicine refers broadly to medical practice that is also termed Western medicine, evidence-based medicine, or modern medicine. The term “allopathy” was coined in 1810 by Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) to designate the usual practice of medicine (allopathy) as opposed to homeopathy, the system of therapy that he founded. Homeopathy is based on the […]