chiropractic

chiropractic

English

Etymology

From chiro- (“hand”) +‎ practic; from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action”).

Noun

chiropractic (uncountable)

1. (alternative medicine) A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.

Synonyms

• chiropractics

Related terms

• chiropractor
• chiropath
• chiropraxy

Translations

system of health care

Chinese: Mandarin: 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) Danish: please add this translation if you can Dutch: chiropraxie (nl) f, chiropractie (nl) f Finnish: kiropraktiikka (fi) German: Chiropraktik (de) f Polish: chiropraktyka f Romanian: chiropractică f Spanish: quiropráctica f Volapük: namapläg

Adjective

chiropractic (not comparable)

1. Relating to chiropractics.