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osteopathy

osteopathy

6.5
A medical treatment using hands to move bones and muscles to reduce pain
  • noun
  • /ˌɑːstɪˈɒpəθi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : osteopatía
  • Practitioners of osteopathy believe that the body's structure is critical to overall health and wellness.
  • osteopathy and chiropractic

Examples

  • Other representatives agreed that state boards might be prejudiced against certain kinds of institutions, such as business colleges or osteopathy schools.

    Academic text (2002)

  • These systems (in addition to homeopathy, anthroposophical medicine, cranial osteopathy, and traditional chiropractic) use very different notions from those of conventional medicine.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Many patients seek osteopathy to relieve their back pain through manual adjustments.

  • Osteopathy is a form of treatment that focuses on manipulating the skeleton and muscles to improve health.

Compounds

Doctor of Osteopathy
  • Specialized
5.1

A doctor qualified in osteopathic medicine who can treat patients, prescribe medicine, and perform surgery

Surface Forms

osteopathy singular
osteopathies plural

Morphology

osteopathy = osteopath (semi-transparent) = osteo + path + y

Forming a noun of practice/state from the practitioner 'osteopath' using the suffix '-y' is a regular and predictable derivation.

Etymology

The word osteopathy comes from the Greek parts osteo- 'bone' and -pathy 'treatment' or 'disease'. So, osteopathy is a medical method that helps health by working on the bones and muscles.