chiropractor
English
/ˈkaɪ.ɹəˌpɹæk.tə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic, the hands on or hand-held instrumental movement of the bone structure of the body to improve the function of the joints or nervous system.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek χείρ (hand).
Origin
Ancient Greek
χείρ
Gloss
hand
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
手
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chīrūrgia Latin
- хиральность Russian
- Χειρίσοφος Ancient Greek
- μεταχειρίζω Ancient Greek
- χέρνιψ Ancient Greek
- χείρ Ancient Greek
- χειράγρα Ancient Greek
- χειροδόσιον Ancient Greek
- χειρομύλη Ancient Greek
- χειρονόμος Ancient Greek
- χειρουργέω Ancient Greek
- χειρουργός Ancient Greek
- χειρόνιπτρον Ancient Greek
- χειρόομαι Ancient Greek
- ἑκατόγχειρος Ancient Greek
- *ǵʰésōr Proto-Indo-European
- カイロプラクター Japanese
- χειρο- Greek (modern)
- χέριον grc-koi