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nounchiropractics (uncountable)
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nounThe practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic.
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- Ancient Greekχείρ“hand”
- Englishchiropractics
From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”).
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APA
chiropractics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiropractics
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“chiropractics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiropractics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chiropractics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiropractics.
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