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osteopathy (n.)

1857, "disease of the bones," from Greek osteon "bone" (from PIE root *ost- "bone") + -pathy "disorder, disease," from Greek -patheia, combining form of pathos "suffering, disease, feeling" (from PIE root *kwent(h)- "to suffer"). As a system of treating ailments by the manipulation of bones, it dates from 1889.

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Definitions of osteopathy from WordNet

osteopathy (n.)
therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles;
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