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osteopathy

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The branch of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: alternative-medicine, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: alternative medicine, complementary medicine

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any disease of the bones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rare, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: osteopathology

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles

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 osteo- + -pathy.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: osteopatia — branch of therapy
  • Dutch: osteopathie — branch of therapy
  • Esperanto: osteopatio — branch of therapy
  • Finnish: osteopatia — branch of therapy
  • French: ostéopathie — branch of therapy
  • German: Osteopathie — branch of therapy
  • Greek: οστεοπαθητική (osteopathitikí) — branch of therapy
  • Hindi: अस्थिचिकित्सा (asthicikitsā) — branch of therapy
  • Ido: osteopatio — branch of therapy
  • Irish: oistéapaite — branch of therapy
  • Italian: osteopatia — branch of therapy
  • Polish: osteopatia — branch of therapy
  • Portuguese: osteopatia — branch of therapy
  • Romanian: osteopatie — branch of therapy
  • Russian: остеопа́тия (osteopátija) — branch of therapy
  • Serbo-Croatian: остеопа̀тија — branch of therapy
  • Serbo-Croatian: osteopàtija — branch of therapy
  • Slovene: osteopatija — branch of therapy
  • Spanish: osteopatía — branch of therapy