osteopathic

Variant of osteopathy

osteopathy definition

☆ oste·opa·thy (äs′tē äp′ə t̸hē)

noun

a school of medicine and surgery employing various methods of diagnosis and treatment, but placing special emphasis on the interrelationship of the musculo-skeletal system to all other body systems

Etymology: ModL: see osteo- & -pathy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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