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allopath

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al·lo·path  (l-pth) also al·lop·a·thist (-lp-thst)
n.
One who practices or advocates allopathy.
allopath [ˈæləˌpæθ], allopathist [əˈlɒpəθɪst]
n
(Medicine) a person who practises or is skilled in allopathy
allopathy, allopath, allopathist - Another word for conventional medical treatment is allopathy; an allopath or allopathist is a physician.
See also related terms for physician.
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Their usefulness did not depend on making the patient swallow substances for the most part harmful (the harm was scarcely perceptible, as they were given in small doses), but they were useful, necessary, and indispensable because they satisfied a mental need of the invalid and of those who loved her- and that is why there are, and always will be, pseudo-healers, wise women, homeopaths, and allopaths.
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