osteopathic
adjective
os·te·o·path·ic
ˌä-stē-ə-ˈpa-thik 
: of, relating to, or practicing osteopathic medicine
osteopathic physicians
The results of a study published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine indicate that osteopathic adjustments may be of benefit to children suffering from acute otitis media.—
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Florida has the second-highest number of osteopathic doctors in the country, with over 12,800 osteopathic doctors, just behind California, according to a 2025 report by the American Osteopathic Association.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Franciscan Alliance is building an osteopathic medical school in Crown Point with the first class of students to begin in 2030.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Epstein, for example, arranged to pay 10,000 pounds for Reinaldo Avila da Silva, the husband of British politician Peter Mandelson, to attend an osteopathic program.
—Chris Quintana, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
The Missouri State Medical Association, the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians and individual physicians and osteopathic doctors testified against the legislation, arguing that 2,000 hours is not enough time for a nurse practitioner to gain skills.
—Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Franciscan Alliance is building an osteopathic medical school in Crown Point with the first class of students to begin in 2030.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Epstein, for example, arranged to pay 10,000 pounds for Reinaldo Avila da Silva, the husband of British politician Peter Mandelson, to attend an osteopathic program.
—Chris Quintana, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
The Missouri State Medical Association, the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians and individual physicians and osteopathic doctors testified against the legislation, arguing that 2,000 hours is not enough time for a nurse practitioner to gain skills.
—Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Osteopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osteopathic. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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osteopathic
adjective
os·teo·path·ic
ˌäs-tē-ə-ˈpath-ik
: of, relating to, or practicing osteopathic medicine
osteopathic physicians
osteopathic manipulative treatment
Osteopathic residents were most frequently found in anesthesiology, family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics-gynecology, pediatrics, and psychiatry.—Anne E. Crowley et al., The Journal of the American Medical Association
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