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osteopathy

[ os-tee-op-uh-thee ]

noun

  1. Also called os·te·o·path·ic med·i·cine. a medical discipline with an emphasis on the health and drug-free treatment of the musculoskeletal system and on the diagnostic significance of patient lifestyle and environment:

    She’s been studying osteopathy at Campbell University.

  2. the system of therapeutic manipulation techniques involved in the practice of this discipline:

    After 20 minutes of osteopathy, I was feeling more optimistic about my rehabilitation.



osteopathy

/ ˌɒstɪˈɒpəθɪ; ˌɒstɪəˈpæθɪk /

noun

  1. a system of healing based on the manipulation of bones or other parts of the body
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osteopathy

/ ŏs′tē-ŏpə-thē /

  1. A system of medicine based on the theory that disturbances in the musculoskeletal system can cause disorders in other bodily parts and can be corrected by various manipulative techniques. These are used in conjunction with conventional medical and surgical treatments.

osteopathy

  1. A system of medicine that stresses healing through the manipulation of body parts while also using many standard medical practices, such as surgery or drugs.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌosteoˈpathically, adverb
  • osteopathic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • os·te·o·path·ic [os-tee-, uh, -, path, -ik], adjective
  • os·te·o·path·i·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of osteopathy1

First recorded in 1855–60; osteo- + -pathy
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Example Sentences

Dinh, a licensed doctor of osteopathy and an ear, nose and throat specialist, is out of custody on $7 million bond, according to prosecutors and court records.

In Yerevan, Natalia Yermachenko, 36, opened a school of osteopathy, teaching mostly people who fled Russia and needed a new profession.

Female doctors were more than twice as likely as male doctors to be addressed by their first names, as were doctors of osteopathy when compared with doctors with an M.D. behind their name.

Jurors were told that Ms Mitchell had studied osteopathy, and her professional website said she was "attuned to subjects in neuroanatomy, genetics and dissection of human cadavers".

From BBC

Gabriel Tiné, an 18-year-old osteopathy student in Paris, has spent over €200 from his pass at Citeaux Sphère, a Parisian record store, where he and a friend were thumbing through vinyls on a recent afternoon.

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