| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| naprapathy |
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| SYLLABICATION: | na·prap·a·thy |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  n -pr p -th |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. na·prap·a·thies
Treatment of disease by manipulation of joints, muscles, and ligaments, based on the belief that many diseases are caused by displacement of connective tissues. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Czech náprava, correction (from napravit, to correct ( na-, to, on, from Old Church Slavonic na, na-; see an- in Appendix I + pravý, true, correct, from Old Church Slavonic prav ; see per1 in Appendix I) + –pathy. | | OTHER FORMS: | napra·path (npr-pth) —NOUN
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