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osteopathy
noun
os·te·op·a·thy
ˌä-stē-ˈä-pə-thē
: a system of medical practice that emphasizes a holistic and comprehensive approach to patient care and utilizes the manipulation of musculoskeletal tissues along with other therapeutic measures (such as the use of drugs or surgery) to prevent and treat disease : osteopathic medicine
Examples of osteopathy in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
He’s trained to perform acupuncture, osteopathic manipulation and biodynamic cranial osteopathy.
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Garrett Andrews, oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2020
Students at Noorda and Rocky Vista graduate as doctors of osteopathy — D.O.s — rather than doctors of medicine, or M.D.s.
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Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 July 2021
Doctors of medicine and osteopathy are starting side jobs, from selling stick-on nail colors to dog walking.
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Monya De, STAT, 17 Feb. 2020
Okay, but is there any scientific evidence to back up cranial osteopathy?
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Leah Groth, Health.com, 29 Oct. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1894, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Osteopathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osteopathy. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
osteopathy
noun
os·te·op·a·thy
ˌäs-tē-ˈäp-ə-thē
: a system of treating diseases that uses procedures involving especially the manipulation of bones but does not exclude other treatment (as the use of drugs and surgery)
osteopathic
adjective
ˌäs-tē-ə-ˈpath-ik
Medical Definition
osteopathy
noun
os·te·op·a·thy
ˌäs-tē-ˈäp-ə-thē
plural osteopathies
1
: a disease of bone
2
: a system of medical practice that emphasizes a holistic and comprehensive approach to patient care and utilizes the manipulation of musculoskeletal tissues along with other therapeutic measures (such as the use of drugs or surgery) to prevent or treat disease : osteopathic medicine
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