Definitions for naprapathy
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Princeton's WordNet
naprapathy(noun)
a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues
Wiktionary
naprapathy(Noun)
A branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
Origin: náprava, "correction", and -pathy, coined in the early 1900s by its inventor Dr Oakley Smith.
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