osteopathn.
/ˈɒstɪəpaθ/, U.S. /ˈɑstiəˌpæθ/ A practitioner of osteopathy.
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1896 E. D. Barber Osteopathy 11 We must differ with him as to the true cause of the results reached by the Osteopath.
1899 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 11 Mar. 616 The osteopath..treats the patient through loose clothing... He does not rub or pat, but manipulates osteopathically.
1922 Atlantic Monthly July 75/2 Osteopaths have established research laboratories in California and Chicago.
1938 H. G. Wells Apropos of Dolores vi. 304 He began as an Osteopath but afterwards he became a Mind Healer—with Physical Exercises.
1978 G. A. Sheehan Running & Being xi. 154 The physicians seemed particularly ignorant of the importance of osteopaths.
1989 Times 15 Nov. 13/2 Only those with rigorous training can call themselves registered osteopaths.
1991 She May 70/2 Osteopaths twist the spine using the shoulders and pelvis as levers, while chiropractors work directly on the vertebrae themselves.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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