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