osteopath
osteopath · osteopaths
A non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the…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.).
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.).
More definitions
- a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From osteo- + -path.From osteo- + -path.
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Forms
plural: osteopaths| Singular | osteopath |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles:osteopathist