\Os`te*op"a*thy\, n. [Osteo- + Gr. ? suffering.]
(Med.)
(a) Any disease of the bones. [R.]
(b) A system of treatment based on the theory that diseases
    are chiefly due to deranged mechanism of the bones,
    nerves, blood vessels, and other tissues, and can be
    remedied by manipulations of these parts.