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Osteopathy

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Noun

1. osteopathy

therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Osteopathy

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noun
a system of healing based on the manipulation of bones or other parts of the body

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Osteopathy

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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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Osteopathy

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n.
1. A system of medicine that involves palpation and noninvasive manipulation of the musculoskeletal system in the diagnosis and treatment of physical dysfunction, in conjunction with other medical, surgical, pharmacological, and therapeutic procedures, aimed at restoring physical function and promoting the body's ability to heal itself.
2. A system of manual therapeutic techniques aimed at restoring physical function and promoting the body's ability to heal itself, performed by a practitioner who is not a licensed physician.

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