Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who practises medicine according to the principles and rules of allopathy; an allopath.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who practices allopathy; one who professes allopathy.
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- noun A practitioner of
allopathy
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Examples
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"He is better, then, sir?" said Helen, creeping to the allopathist.
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The homeopathist drew away Helen; the allopathist seated himself by the bedside and put his questions, felt the pulse, sounded the lungs, and looked at the tongue of the patient.
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The patients, taking soon after their two hours 'exercise, made their jokes on the battle between the two systems, seeing the allopathist
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 Various
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If he thinks himself too good to consult with another doctor, and a lady at that, merely because she doesn't happen to be allopathist, he can go along!
Dr. Breen's Practice William Dean Howells 1878
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"Because he is an allopathist and I am a homoeopathist."
Dr. Breen's Practice William Dean Howells 1878
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Dr. Harding, electrician, and Dr. Hilton, allopathist, also graduates, have all the practice they can attend to in Council Bluffs.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) Matilda Joslyn Gage 1862
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Rashe regarded a murderous allopathist as near akin to an executioner, and only bewailed the want of her minikin doses.
Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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Mrs. King, allopathist, and Mrs. Hortz, homeopathist, are regular graduates in good practice at Des Moines.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) Matilda Joslyn Gage 1862
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M. Andral, the "eminent and very enlightened allopathist" of the
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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M. Andral, the "eminent and very enlightened allopathist" of the
Medical Essays, 1842-1882 Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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