chiropractic
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Etymology edit
From chiro- (“hand”) + practic; from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action”).
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- Rhymes: -æktɪk
Noun edit
chiropractic (uncountable)
- (alternative medicine) A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.
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system of health care
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Adjective edit
chiropractic (not comparable)
- Relating to chiropractics.