| hospitals, osteopathic | Hospitals providing care utilizing the generally accepted medical and surgical methods but with emphasis on the osteopathic system of therapy. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| 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) |