First Known Use: 1899
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osteopathy
noun os·te·op·a·thy \ˌäs-tē-ˈä-pə-thē\
medical : a method of treating people who are sick or in pain by pushing and moving bones and muscles
Full Definition of OSTEOPATHY
: 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 \ˌäs-tē-ə-ˈpa-thik\ adjective
— os·te·o·path·i·cal·ly \-thi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of OSTEOPATHY
New Latin osteopathia, from oste- + Latin -pathia -pathy
Medical Dictionary
osteopathy
noun os·te·op·a·thy \ˌäs-tē-ˈäp-ə-thē\
plural os·te·op·a·thies
Medical Definition of OSTEOPATHY
1
: a disease of bone
2
: 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 medicine or surgery)
—os·teo·path·ic \ˌäs-tē-ə-ˈpath-ik\ adjective
—os·teo·path·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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