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Osteopathic

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osteopathy


Main Entry:
os·te·op·a·thy Listen to the pronunciation of osteopathy
Pronunciation:
\ˌäs-tē-ˈä-pə-thē\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin osteopathia, from oste- + Latin -pathia -pathy
Date:
1899
: a system of medical practice based on a theory that diseases are due chiefly to loss of structural integrity which can be restored by manipulation of the parts supplemented by therapeutic measures (as use of drugs or surgery)
os·te·o·path·ic Listen to the pronunciation of osteopathic \ˌäs-tē-ə-ˈpa-thik\ adjective
os·te·o·path·i·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of osteopathically \-thi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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