[nuh-prap-uh-thee] 
| a system or method of treating disease that employs no medications but uses manipulation of muscles, joints, ligaments, etc., to stimulate the natural healing process. |
[nap-ruh-path] , noun | na·prap·a·thy (nə-prāp'ə-thē) n. 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. [Czech náprava, correction (from napravit, to correct : na-, to, on from Old Church Slavonic na, na-; see an- in Indo-European roots + pravý, true, correct from Old Church Slavonic pravŭ; see per1 in Indo-European roots) + -pathy.] nap'ra·path' (nāp'rə-pāth') n. |
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