different between manipulative vs naprapathy

English

manipulate +? -ive

manipulative (comparative more manipulative, superlative most manipulative)

manipulative (plural manipulatives)

(mathematics) A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept.

manipulative

inflection of manipulativ:
1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
2. strong nominative/accusative plural
3. weak nominative all-gender singular
4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

From Czech náprava (“correction”) +? -pathy, coined in the early 1900s by Dr Oakley Smith.

naprapathy (uncountable)

A branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

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