| osteopath | An osteopathic physician who is a Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| osteopathia | Synonym: osteopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteopathia condensans | <radiology> Rare, autosomal dominant bone disorder, multiple, small, circumscribed round or ovoid areas of increased bone density, widely distributed, caused by condensations of the spongiosa, no symptoms associated with: dermatofibrosis lenticularis disseminata, scleroderma, syndactyly, dwarfism, endocrine abnormalities, melorrheostosis, cleft palate (12 Dec 1998) |
| osteopathia haemorrhagica infantum | infantile scurvy |
| osteopathia striata | Linear striations seen radiographically in the metaphyses of long bones and also flat bones; it may be a variant of osteopoikilosis. Synonym: Voorhoeve's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteopathic | Relating to osteopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteopathic medicine | A system of therapy and medicine based on the theory that the normal body is a vital mechanical organism whose structural and functional states are of equal importance and is capable of making its own remedies against infections and toxic conditions when there are favourable environmental circumstances and adequate nutrition. (12 Dec 1998) |
| osteopathic scoliosis | Lateral curvature of the spine due to vertebral disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteopathology | Study of diseases of bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteopathy | <pathology> A disease of bone. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (27 Sep 1997) |