allopathic medicine is an expression commonly used by homeopaths and proponents of other forms of alternative medicine to refer to mainstream medical use of pharmacologically active agents or physical interventions to treat or suppress symptoms or pathophysiologic processes of diseases or conditions. citing: gale encyclopedia of medicine (2008) and mosby's medical dictionary, 8th ed. (2009). the expression was coined in 1810 by the creator of homeopathy, samuel hahnemann (1755â1843). in such circles, the expression "allopathic medicine" is still used to refer to "the broad category of medical practice that is sometimes called western medicine, biomedicine, evidence-based medicine, or modern medicine" (see the article on scientific medicine). ==etymology== allopathic medicine and allopathy (from the greek prefix á¼Î»Î»Î¿Ï, Ã¡llos, "other", "different" + the suffix ÏÎ¬ÏÎ¿Ï, pÃ¡thos, "suffering") are terms coined in the early 19th centuryhahnemann s (1810), organon der heilkunst, first edition. by samuel hahnemann,haehl r, samuel hahnemann his life and works, 2 volumes, 1922; vol 2, p.234 the founder of homeopathy, as a synonym for mainstream medicine. ==history== the practice of medicine in both europe and north america during the early 19th century is sometimes referred to as heroic medicine because of the extreme measures (such as bloodletting) sometimes employed in an effort to treat diseases.{{cite book | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=bzjlc2lellic&pg=pa108 | page = 108 | title = trick or treatment: the undeniable facts about alternative medicine | first = simon | last = singh | authorlink1 = simon singh | first2 = edzard | las
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