- osteopath
- noun Date: 1897 a practitioner of osteopathy
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Osteopath — is a slang noun that could refer to:*A physician who holds a medical degree from a college of osteopathic medicine in the United States. *A practitioner of osteopathy, a system of medicine developed in the United States of America and practiced… … Wikipedia
Osteopath — Os te*o*path, n. A practitioner of osteopathy. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
osteopath — 1897, from OSTEO (Cf. osteo ) + PATH (Cf. path) … Etymology dictionary
osteopath — ☆ osteopath [äs′tē ə path΄ ] n. a doctor who practices osteopathy … English World dictionary
Osteopath — Osteopathie (gr. ὀστέον ostéon „Knochen“ und πάθος páthos „Leiden“) ist ein überwiegend manuelles Diagnose und Behandlungskonzept, das auf den US amerikanischen Arzt Andrew Taylor Still (1828–1917) zurückgeht und zu den alternativmedizinischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
osteopath — UK [ˈɒstɪəʊˌpæθ] / US [ˈɑstɪəˌpæθ] noun [countable] Word forms osteopath : singular osteopath plural osteopaths medical someone who is trained to practise osteopathy … English dictionary
osteopath — [[t]ɒ̱stiəpæθ[/t]] osteopaths N COUNT An osteopath is a person who treats painful conditions or illnesses by pressing and moving parts of the patient s body … English dictionary
osteopath — osteopathy ► NOUN ▪ a system of complementary medicine involving the manipulation of the skeleton and musculature. DERIVATIVES osteopath noun osteopathic adjective … English terms dictionary
osteopath — /os tee euh path /, n. a physician who practices osteopathy. Also, osteopathist /os tee op euh thist/. [1895 1900, Amer.; back formation from OSTEOPATHY] * * * … Universalium
osteopath — noun A physician who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles … Wiktionary
