Osteopath


[os-tee-uh-path] /ˈɒs ti əˌpæθ/

noun
1.
a physician who practices osteopathy.
/ˈɒstɪəˌpæθ/
noun
1.
a person who practises osteopathy
n.

1897, back-formation from osteopathy.

osteopath os·te·o·path (ŏs’tē-ə-pāth’) or os·te·op·a·thist (ŏs’tē-ŏp’ə-thĭst)
n.
A physician practicing osteopathy.

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