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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. Not to be confused with Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) (also known as osteopathic physicians) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.).
2. 2
   a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

doctor of osteopathyearly osteopathhistorical osteopathmanual osteopathmidwifeoculist

Antonyms

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allopathic physicianmodern osteopathnonosteopathnonpractitioner

Etymology

From osteo- + -path.