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

osteopathy

/ ŏs′tē-ŏp′ə-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.

Derived Forms

• ˌosteoˈpathically, adverb
• osteopathic, adjective

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of osteopathy¹

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

Example Sentences

Perplexed and frowning, my physical therapist prodded me with dry needles near terrifyingly tender places, added yet more exercises, and declared it was time to level up—to a new primary-care doctor who also specialized in osteopathy.

From Outside Online

Osteopathy has particularly appealed to a great many of these patients.

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Los Angeles has a blind anatomist at the head of its College of Osteopathy, and several blind osteopaths.

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I ought to have told you at first that osteopathy did it; then after your joy had subsided, break the truth gently.

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There were means of learning fifteen years ago what was truth and what was quackery about the practice of osteopathy.

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I have tried assiduously physical culture, osteopathy, dietics, Christian science and medicine.

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