chiropractor

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪ.ɹəˌpɹæk.tə(ɹ)/

Noun

chiropractor (plural chiropractors)

1. A health care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic, the hands on or hand-held instrumental movement of the bone structure of the body to improve the function of the joints and/or nervous system.