| Pronunciation: | | 'âstee'âputhee
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[n] therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles |
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OSTEOPATHY is a 10 letter word that starts with O. |
| | See Also: | | treatment |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Os`te*op"a*thy\, n. [Osteo- + Gr. ? suffering.]
(Med.)
(a) Any disease of the bones. [R.]
(b) A system of treatment based on the theory that diseases
are chiefly due to deranged mechanism of the bones,
nerves, blood vessels, and other tissues, and can be
remedied by manipulations of these parts.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A branch of medicine that specializes in treatment that allows the body to heal itself by removing internal and external roadblocks to normal function; any bone disease. |
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