naprapathy

English

Etymology

From Czech náprava (“correction”) +‎ -pathy, coined in the early 1900s by Doctor Oakley Garfield Smith.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næˈpɹæpəθi/

Noun

naprapathy (uncountable)

1. A branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

Related terms

• naprapath
• naprapathic

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: naprapatia (fi)
• Italian: naprapatia f
• Swedish: naprapati c