osteopath
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of osteopath
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; back formation from osteopathy
Vocabulary lists containing osteopath
Example Sentences
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An osteopath who saw Ms Shemirani on the morning she collapsed told the inquest he had "never seen" a lymphoid mass like hers in 43 years of practice.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
Friends and family of 38-year-old osteopath Ashlee Good remembered her as a “beautiful mother, daughter, sister, partner, friend” and an “all-round outstanding human.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
A day later, her osteopath advised an anxiety-ridden Genaro to require three days of “radio silence” from all parties, sharing that information with the therapist who told Sudeikis, the lawsuit says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
“I don’t think anyone’s ever seen anything like it — no one kind of realized how swift that water is,” said Mandy Crawford, an osteopath in Auckland.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
Is there any reason why an intelligent blind youth especially interested in medicine, should not be trained as an anatomist, a heart and lung specialist, an osteopath or a masseur?
From Five Lectures on Blindness by Kate M. Foley
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