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Etymology

From chiro- meaning “hand” from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheir), “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikos), “concerned with action”).

Noun

Wikipedia has an article on: Chiropractic

Wikipedia chiropractic (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neural dysfunction.

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