Osteopath Definition

ŏstē-ə-păth
osteopaths
noun
osteopaths
A doctor who practices osteopathy.
Webster's New World
In the United Kingdom and some other countries, a skilled practitioner of osteopathic manual techniques who is not a physician.
American Heritage Medicine

(alternative medicine) A non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. Not to be confused with Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.)

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • osteopathist

Other Word Forms of Osteopath

Noun

Singular:
osteopath
Plural:
osteopaths

Origin of Osteopath

  • osteo- +"Ž -path

    From Wiktionary

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