n.
Pronunciation: ' k ī -r ə - ˌ prak-tik, ˌ k ī -r ə - '
Function: noun
Etymology: chir- + Greek praktikos practical, operative ― more at PRACTICAL
Date: 1898
: a system of therapy which holds that disease results from a lack of normal nerve function and which employs manipulation and specific adjustment of body structures (as the spinal column)
– chiropractic adjective
– chi · ro · prac · tor \ -t ə r \ noun