chiropractic
adjEtymology From chiro- (“hand”) + practic; from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action”).
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Relating to chiropractics.
chiropractic
noun/ˌkaɪɹəˈpɹæktɪk/
Etymology From chiro- (“hand”) + practic; from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action”).
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Alternative medicine, Medicine, Sciences A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.
- Synonyms
- chiropractics
- Derived terms
- chiropracty
- Related terms
- chiropractor, chiropath, chiropraxy