chiropractic
noun/ˌkaɪərəʊˈpræktɪk/
/ˌkaɪərəʊˈpræktɪk/
[uncountable]- the medical profession that involves treating some diseases and physical problems by pressing and moving the bones in a person’s spine or joints; the work of a chiropractorTopics Healthcarec2Word Originlate 19th cent.: from chiro- ‘hand’ + Greek praktikos ‘practical’, from prattein ‘do’.
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