naprapathy

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/næˈpɹæpəθi/

noun

A branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

OriginCzech náprava →
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Meanings

nounnaprapathy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

Origin

  1. Czechnáprava“correction”
  2. Englishnaprapathy

From Czech náprava (“correction”) + -pathy, coined in the early 1900s by Doctor Oakley Garfield Smith.

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Translations

Finnish naprapatia
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Italian naprapatia
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Russian напрапатия
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Swedish naprapati
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APA

naprapathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naprapathy

MLA

“naprapathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naprapathy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naprapathy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naprapathy.

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