os‧te‧op‧a‧thy /ˌɒstiˈɒpəθi $ ˌɑːstiˈɑː-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: osteo- + -pathy (as in homeopathy)]
a way of treating medical problems such as back pain by moving and pressing the muscles and bones
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