Chiropractic

Origin

From -("hand") + practic from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheir, "hand") + πρακτικός (praktikos, "concerned with action").

Noun

1. (alternative medicine) A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.

Synonyms

• chiropractics

Related terms

• chiropractor
• chiropath
• chiropraxy