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chiropractic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌkaɪɹəˈpɹæktɪk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Relating to chiropractics.

chiropractic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkaɪɹəˈpɹæktɪk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Deriveds

chiropracty

Relateds

chiropractor · chiropraxy · chiropath

Synonyms

chiropractics

Translations (24)

nn kiropraktikk (system of health care) · nl chiropractie (system of health care) · es quiropráctica (system of health care) · fa کایروپراکتیک (system of health care) · cmn 脊骨神經醫學 /脊骨神经医学 (system of health care) · fr chiropratique (system of health care) · pl chiropraktyka (system of health care) · fr chiropraxie (system of health care) · cmn 脊骨神經科 /脊骨神经科 (system of health care) · nl chiropraxie (system of health care) · nb kiropraktikk (system of health care) · ka ქიროპრაქტიკა (system of health care) · sv kiropraktik (system of health care) · ro chiropractică (system of health care) · cmn 脊醫 /脊医 (system of health care) · it chiropratica (system of health care) · tr kiropraktik (system of health care) · da kiropraktik (system of health care) · ru хиропрактика (system of health care) · vo namapläg (system of health care) · id kiropraktik (system of health care) · de Chiropraktik (system of health care) · fi kiropraktiikka (system of health care) · el χειροπρακτική (system of health care)