chiropractic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From chiro- (“hand”) + practic; from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -æktɪk
Noun[edit]
chiropractic (uncountable)
- (alternative medicine) A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.
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Translations[edit]
system of health care
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Adjective[edit]
chiropractic (not comparable)
- Relating to chiropractics.