chiropractic
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- /ˌkaɪrəˈpræktɪk/
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quiropraxia
- The doctor has found non-force chiropractic to be a powerful technique to alleviate structural issues.
- chiropractic manipulation
- use chiropractic
- chiropractic medicine
And he's like doing chiropractic on his French bulldog.
- And he's like doing chiropractic on his French bulldog.
- Just just go on a little bit of a tangent, just talking about how chiropractic treats treats pain.
- No, chiropractic teaches that you in in its true form, chiropractic teaches that you can cure any disease by adjusting the spine.
- In particular, Chiropractic is the idea that you can cure all sorts of illnesses by readjusting the spine.
- I'm curious about chiropractic for a lot of people.
Examples
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I called both to see if I am covered if I wish to see a doctor of chiropractic medicine.
Academic text (1993) -
I have a chiropractic practice.
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It's going to take a month's worth of chiropractic work to fix my neck.
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And if you have questions regarding common chiropractic practice or theory, feel free to ask.
Blog text (13) -
And what chiropractic is about, it's about removing interference.
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We are applying the same standards to chiropractic as we do to other treatments.
Blog text (13) -
After spending her whole adult life sitting at computers, she believed in chiropractic adjustments to alleviate back problems.
Fiction book (1999) -
The incidence of severe complications following chiropractic care and manipulation is extremely low.
Blog text (13) -
The various provinces offer chiropractic, osteopathic, optometric, and other physicians' services to different degrees.
Academic text (1996) -
Many people find relief from back pain through chiropractic treatments that manipulate the spine.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
chiropractic = chiro + practic + ic
Formed from Greek combining elements (chiro- 'hand' + pract- 'do' + -ic) that are not productive, transparent English morphemes for most learners, so the meaning of the medical system cannot be derived from the parts.
Etymology
Chiropractic comes from Greek parts chiro- meaning 'hand' and -practic meaning 'to do' or 'practice'. So it literally means 'done by hand', which explains why chiropractic is a treatment where people use their hands to adjust the spine and ease pain.