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Osteopathy

The branch of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles.

📖 Definitions of "Osteopathy"

noun

1
The branch of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles.
2
Any disease of the bones.

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osteopathnoun	(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.) (also known as osteopathic physicians) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.).
osteologynoun	(anatomy) The scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones.
osteographynoun	(archaic) The scientific description of bones; osteology.
orthopedicsnoun	(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints
osteomancynoun	A kind of divination by means of bones.
osteopathologistnoun	A physician or scientist who studies osteopathology.
osteometrynoun	(anatomy) The measurement of the bones of the skeleton (both human and animal)
osteohistologynoun	(biology) The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of bone
osteologistnoun	A scientist or physician whose speciality is osteology.
body mechanicsnoun	(medicine) A form of physiotherapy used to correct body posture and movement.
sportsmedicinenoun	Alternative form of sports medicine. [(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the effects of sport and exercise on the body, especially the treatment of injuries so received, and also studies the physiology of exercise]
otologynoun	(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology.
orthopedianoun	(medicine) The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies; orthopedics.
orthonoun	(countable, chemistry) An isomer of a benzene derivative having two substituents adjacent on the ring.
osteometricsnoun	osteometry
somaticsnoun	(medicine) Any of several holistic approaches to physical therapy that attempt to train both the body and the mind.
reflexologynoun	(alternative medicine) A form of complementary medicine involving the stimulation of points on the feet, hands, or ears, in the belief that it will have a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body or to improve general health.
kinesiotherapynoun	(medicine) The therapeutic application of kinesiology.
skeletologynoun	(archaic) osteology; The branch of anatomy that deals with the skeleton.
orthodonticsnoun	(medicine) A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth.