chiropractic

[kahy-ruh-prak-tik]

noun

1. a therapeutic system based primarily upon the interactions of the spine and nervous system, the method of treatment usually being to adjust the segments of the spinal column.

2. a chiropractor.

chiropractic

/ ˌkaɪrəˈpræktɪk /

noun

1. a system of treating bodily disorders by manipulation of the spine and other parts, based on the belief that the cause is the abnormal functioning of a nerve

chiropractic

1. A system of treating disease and musculoskeletal disorders that involves manipulation of the backbone and other body parts. In chiropractic, disorders of the nerves are considered the cause of illness.

Other Word Forms

• chiropractor noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chiropractic¹

1895–1900, chiro- + -practic < Greek praktikós; practical

Word History and Origins

Origin of chiropractic¹

C20: from _chiro- + -practic, from Greek praktikos effective, _practical

Example Sentences

When Betancur opened his chiropractic practice in the early 2000s, a loan servicer advised him to put his federal student loans into a payment pause to get his business off the ground, he said.

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She is 31, lives in London and works as chiropractic assistant.

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“If I would have been more intelligently inclined and I would have known something about chiropractic application or practice, I probably would never had had the operation,” he said.

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After a “chiropractic adjustment,” as Roberts termed it, late last month, Muncy’s rib finally was back into the correct spot.

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The issue was finally fixed when Muncy got a “chiropractic adjustment” last month, as Roberts put it then, that repositioned his rib and soon relieved all pain.

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