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osteopath

osteopath noun: a non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. Not to be confused with Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) (also known as osteopathic physicians) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.).

Noun

osteopath (plural osteopaths)

  1. A non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. Not to be confused with Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) (also known as osteopathic physicians) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.).

osteopath meaning in Tamil

osteopath in Tamil

எலும்புநோயியலர்

Forms of osteopath

pluralosteopaths

Origin of osteopath

From osteo- + -path.

Questions about osteopath

What does osteopath mean?
Osteopath means a non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. Not to be confused with Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) (also known as osteopathic physicians) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.).
What is osteopath in Tamil?
Osteopath in Tamil is எலும்புநோயியலர். See Osteopath meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is osteopath?
Osteopath is a noun.
What is the plural of osteopath?
The plural of osteopath is osteopaths.

Words near osteopath in the dictionary

  1. osteonic
  2. osteons
  3. osteoodontokeratoprosthesis
  4. osteopaenia
  5. osteopaenias
  6. osteopath
  7. osteopathic
  8. osteopathic medicine
  9. osteopathically
  10. osteopathies
  11. osteopathist

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