"knowledge of character and possible future based on the lines and marks of the hand," 1885, from chiro- "the hand" + -sophy "knowledge."
chiromancy
Chiron
chiropodist
chiropractic
chiropractor
chirosophy
chirp
chirpy
chirr
chirrup
chirurgeon
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