osteopathy

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noun

The branch of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles.

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osteopathology
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Meanings

nounosteopathy (countable and uncountable, plural osteopathies)

plural osteopathies

  1. countableuncountablealternative medicineThe branch of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles.
  2. countablerareuncountableAny disease of the bones.

    Synonyms: osteopathology

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny disease of the bones.

Similar
osteopathology

Origin

From osteo- + -pathy.

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Translations

Catalan osteopatia
  • osteopatiabranch of therapy
Dutch osteopathie
  • osteopathiebranch of therapy
Esperanto osteopatio
  • osteopatiobranch of therapy
Finnish osteopatia
  • osteopatiabranch of therapy
French ostéopathie
  • ostéopathiebranch of therapy
German Osteopathie
  • Osteopathiebranch of therapy
Greek οστεοπαθητική
  • οστεοπαθητική (osteopathitikí)branch of therapy
Hindi अस्थिचिकित्सा
  • अस्थिचिकित्सा (asthicikitsā)branch of therapy
Irish oistéapaite
  • oistéapaitebranch of therapy
Italian osteopatia
  • osteopatiabranch of therapy
Polish osteopatia
  • osteopatiabranch of therapy
Portuguese osteopatia
  • osteopatiabranch of therapy
Romanian osteopatie
  • osteopatiebranch of therapy
Russian остеопа́тия
  • остеопа́тия (osteopátija)branch of therapy
Spanish osteopatía
  • osteopatíabranch of therapy
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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