n.
Pronunciation: ˌ äs-t ē - ' ä-p ə -th ē
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin osteopathia, from oste- + Latin -pathia -pathy
Date: 1899
: a system of medical practice based on a theory that diseases are due chiefly to loss of structural integrity which can be restored by manipulation of the parts supplemented by therapeutic measures (as use of drugs or surgery)
– os · te · o · path · ic \ ˌ äs-t ē - ə - ' pa-thik \ adjective
– os · te · o · path · i · cal · ly \ -thi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb