Standard Lemma guide

chiropractic

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌkaɪɹəˈpɹæktɪk/
  • rhymes with -æktɪk
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AY2 R OW0 P R AE1 K T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to chiropractics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: alternative-medicine, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: treatment, intervention

History

Etymology

From chiro- (“hand”) + practic; from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action”).

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 脊骨神經醫學 /脊骨神经医学 (jǐgǔ shénjīng yīxué) — system of health care
  • Chinese Mandarin: 脊骨神經科 /脊骨神经科 (jǐgǔ shénjīng kē) — system of health care
  • Chinese Mandarin: 脊醫 /脊医 (jǐyī) — system of health care
  • Danish: kiropraktik — system of health care
  • Dutch: chiropraxie — system of health care
  • Dutch: chiropractie — system of health care
  • Finnish: kiropraktiikka — system of health care
  • French: chiropratique — system of health care
  • French: chiropraxie — system of health care
  • Georgian: ქიროპრაქტიკა (kiroṗrakṭiḳa) — system of health care
  • German: Chiropraktik — system of health care
  • Greek: χειροπρακτική (cheiropraktikí) — system of health care
  • Indonesian: kiropraktik — system of health care
  • Italian: chiropratica — system of health care
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kiropraktikk — system of health care
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kiropraktikk — system of health care
  • Persian: کایروپراکتیک (kâyropraktik) — system of health care
  • Polish: chiropraktyka — system of health care
  • Romanian: chiropractică — system of health care
  • Russian: хиропрактика (xiropraktika) — system of health care
  • Spanish: quiropráctica — system of health care
  • Swedish: kiropraktik — system of health care
  • Turkish: kiropraktik — system of health care
  • Volapük: namapläg — system of health care