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teg (iou) and allopathy (medicine)


teg (iou)



teg noun. . E16.
[Origin uncertain: cf. Old Swedish takka, Swedish tacka ewe.]
A woman. contempt. Only in E16.
A (formerly only female) sheep in its second year, or from the time it is weaned until its first shearing; a yearling sheep. M16.
b. The wool of a teg. Also teg wool. M19.
A female deer in its second year. M16-L18.

allopathy (medicine)


allopathy


That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of Remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy.

Origin: Gr. Other + suffering, to suffer: cf. G. Allopathie, F. Allopathie. See Pathos.

Source: Websters Dictionary