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chiropractic

noun

NAmE//ˌkaɪrəˈpræktɪk//

, NAmE//ˈkaɪrəˌpræktɪk//

[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

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