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chiropractic, a. and n.|kaɪərəʊˈpræktɪk|
[f. Gr. χειρο- + πρακτικός: see chiro- and practic a.]
A. adj. That practises or is concerned with the curing of disease by manipulation of the structures of the human body, esp. those of the spinal column.
1898Stone's Davenport (Iowa) City Directory 384 Dr. Palmer Chiropractic School & Cure. 1908Congress. Rec. 6 Apr., A bill to regulate the practice of chiropractic, to license chiropractic physicians, [etc.] 1920Chambers's Jrnl. 348/2 The country is overrun with..chiropractic and osteopathic doctors. 1926J. H. Jones Healing by Manip. 64 Biologists, once they become aware of the chiropractic principle..will probably do useful service. 1962New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 1 Nov. 939/2 Three recent superior-court judgments regarding chiropractic practice..indicate an increasing campaign by the chiropractor..to rid chiropractic of its stigma as a cult.
B. n. Such a method of curing disease.
1903(title) Backbone. The journal of chiropractic. 1908[see above]. 1913B. J. Palmer (title) The science of chiropractic, containing a series of lectures..and used as a textbook at the Palmer School of Chiropractic. 1926J. H. Jones Healing by Manip. 35 Chiropractic or bone-setting differs from most other methods of combating disease. 1948[see cultish a.]. 1962[see above]. |