chiropractic

English

Etymology

From chiro- (“hand”) +‎ practic; from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkaɪɹəˈpɹæktɪk/
• Rhymes: -æktɪk

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

chiropractic (uncountable)

1. (alternative medicine) 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

Translations

system of health care

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脊骨神經醫學／脊骨神经医学 (jǐgǔ shénjīng yīxué), 脊骨神經科／脊骨神经科 (jǐgǔ shénjīng kē), 脊醫／脊医 (jǐyī)

• Danish: kiropraktik (da) c
• Dutch: chiropraxie (nl) f, chiropractie (nl) f
• Finnish: kiropraktiikka (fi)
• German: Chiropraktik (de) f
• Greek: χειροπρακτική (el) f (cheiropraktikí)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kiropraktikk m

  Nynorsk: kiropraktikk m

• Polish: chiropraktyka f
• Romanian: chiropractică f
• Spanish: quiropráctica f
• Swedish: kiropraktik (sv) c
• Turkish: kiropraktik
• Volapük: namapläg

Adjective

chiropractic (not comparable)

1. Relating to chiropractics.