osteopathic

adjective

os·​te·​o·​path·​ic ˌä-stē-ə-ˈpa-thik How to pronounce osteopathic (audio)
: of, relating to, or practicing osteopathic medicine
osteopathic physicians
The results of a study published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine indicate that osteopathic adjustments may be of benefit to children suffering from acute otitis media.Robyn Dolgin
osteopathically adverb
an osteopathically trained medical student

Examples of osteopathic in a Sentence

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Zoom out: The underrepresentation of osteopathic physicians on federal committees goes beyond NIH, Bergman said. Maya Goldman, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024 Further Reading Doc who thinks vaccinated people are magnetic is in big trouble with med board Sherri Tenpenny, an osteopathic doctor in the Cleveland area, beamed into the national spotlight in June 2021 while giving repelling testimony before state lawmakers about COVID-19 vaccine recipients. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 May 2024 Of the 60 new allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, 45% referred to diverse patient populations in their mission statements and 23% referred to a diverse student population, found the study, published yesterday in JAMA Network Open. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 Dec. 2023 Ohio University has an osteopathic medical school, but this will be the first of its kind in Greater Cincinnati. Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 10 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for osteopathic 

Word History

Etymology

osteo- + -pathic, after osteopathy

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of osteopathic was in 1895

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“Osteopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osteopathic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

osteopathic

adjective
os·​teo·​path·​ic ˌäs-tē-ə-ˈpath-ik How to pronounce osteopathic (audio)
: of, relating to, or practicing osteopathic medicine
osteopathic physicians
osteopathic manipulative treatment
Osteopathic residents were most frequently found in anesthesiology, family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics-gynecology, pediatrics, and psychiatry.Anne E. Crowley et al., The Journal of the American Medical Association
osteopathically adverb
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