naprapathy

English

Etymology

From Czech náprava (“correction”) +‎ -pathy, coined in the early 1900s by Dr Oakley Smith.

Noun

naprapathy (uncountable)

  1. A branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
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