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OSTEOPATHY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("osteopathy" is a kind of...):
intervention; treatment (care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury))
Derivation:
osteopathist (a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles)
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