chiropractic
noun /ˌkaɪərəʊˈpræktɪk/
/ˌkaɪərəʊˈpræktɪk/
[uncountable]- the medical profession that involves treating some diseases and physical problems by pressing and moving the bones in a person’s spine or joints; the work of a chiropractor
Topics Medicinec2捏积(疗法);脊柱推拿(疗法) 词源late 19th cent.: from chiro- ‘hand’ + Greek praktikos ‘practical’, from prattein ‘do’.