OSTEOPATHIST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles

Synonyms:

osteopath; osteopathist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("osteopathist" is a kind of...):

healer; therapist (a person skilled in a particular type of therapy)

Derivation:

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

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