"chiropractics" meaning in English

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Noun

Rhymes: -æktɪks Etymology: From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|χείρ||hand}} Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”), {{m|grc|πρᾶξις||action, activity, practice}} πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} chiropractics (uncountable)
  1. The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: chiropractic
    Sense id: en-chiropractics-en-noun-Xpv~ZchG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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