chiropractor
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkaɪ.ɹəˌpɹæk.tə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editchiropractor (plural chiropractors)
- A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic, the hands on or hand-held instrumental movement of the bone structure of the body to improve the function of the joints or nervous system.
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