What does "chiropractics" mean?

The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic.

Chiropractics

Q: What is a synonym for "chiropractics"?

Common synonyms include: chiropractic care, chiropractic medicine, historical chiropractic doctrine, manual therapy, vertebral misalignment theory, vertebral subluxation theory.

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Noun

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The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic. uncountable

Synonyms

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chiropractic care chiropractic medicine historical chiropractic doctrine manual therapy vertebral misalignment theory vertebral subluxation theory

Antonyms

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allopathy biomechanical approach conventional medicine evidence based practice

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”).

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