Chiropractor

//ˈkaɪ.ɹəˌpɹæk.tə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic.
  2. 2
    a therapist who practices chiropractic wordnet

Synonyms

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midwifeoculisttherapist

Example

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"She's a healthy chiropractor: she feels good; and with her trained hands, she feels well, too."

Etymology

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

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