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OSTEOPATH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does osteopath mean?
• OSTEOPATH (noun)
The noun OSTEOPATH has 1 sense:
1. a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles
Familiarity information: OSTEOPATH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
osteopath; osteopathist
Hypernyms ("osteopath" is a kind of...):
healer; therapist (a person skilled in a particular type of therapy)
Context examples
It is also involved in bone homeostasis and mediates the differentiation of progenitor cells into osteopaths.
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