Western medicine
Western medicine
Western medicine (/'wɛstərn 'mɛdɪsɪn/), also known as allopathic medicine or biomedicine, is a system of medical practice that is based on the application of medical science, technology and research. It is the most widely accepted and practiced form of medicine in many parts of the world.
Etymology
The term "Western medicine" is derived from its origins in the Western world, which includes Europe and the Americas. The term "allopathic" is derived from the Greek words "allos" (other) and "pathos" (suffering), and was coined by Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy, to differentiate between these two approaches to healing.
Related Terms
- Biomedicine: A branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice.
- Allopathy: A system of medical practice that aims to combat disease by using remedies (such as drugs or surgery) which produce effects that are different from or incompatible with those of the disease being treated.
- Homeopathy: A system of medical practice that treats a disease especially by the administration of minute doses of a remedy that would in larger amounts produce in healthy persons symptoms similar to those of the disease.
- Pharmacology: The branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action.
- Surgery: An ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance or to repair unwanted ruptured areas.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Western medicine
- Wikipedia's article - Western medicine
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