chiropractic
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chiropractic
- /ˌkaɪɹəˈpɹæktɪk/
Rhymes with -æktɪk
Where it comes from
From chiro- (“hand”) + practic; from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action”).
noun
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A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.
Similar: chiropractics
adjective
- Relating to chiropractics.
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noun system of health care
| Español | quiropráctica |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 脊骨神經醫學 /脊骨神经医学 jǐgǔ shénjīng yīxué, 脊骨神經科 /脊骨神经科 jǐgǔ shénjīng kē, 脊醫 /脊医 jǐyī |
| Français | chiropratique, chiropraxie |
| Deutsch | Chiropraktik |
| Italiano | chiropratica |
| Ελληνικά | χειροπρακτική cheiropraktikí |
| Română | chiropractică |
| Русский | хиропрактика xiropraktika |
Talk about this word "chiropractic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chiropractic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chiropractic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chiropractic "chiropractic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chiropractic.Cite this
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title = {chiropractic},
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year = {2026},
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