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osteopathyOne entry found. Main Entry: os·te·op·a·thy Pronunciation: \ˌäs-tē-ˈä-pə-thē\ Function: noun Etymology: New Latin osteopathia, from oste- + Latin -pathia -pathy Date: 1899 : a system of medical practice based on a theory that diseases are due chiefly to loss of structural integrity which can be restored by manipulation of the parts supplemented by therapeutic measures (as use of drugs or surgery) — os·te·o·path·ic \ˌäs-tē-ə-ˈpa-thik\ adjective — os·te·o·path·i·cal·ly \-thi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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