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Osteopath
Meaning
Noun
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In Alternative medicine, Healthcare occupations & People:
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.).
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Origin
osteopath
English
-path
English
πάθος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
πάσχω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
osteo-
English
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