A practitioner of therapy centered on manipulation of bones is called a(n):

A) dentist
B) orthotist
C) chiropractor
D) podiatrist


C
Explanation: The other specialties can be identified by the meanings of the word roots dent, "teeth"; pod, "feet"; and orth, "straight, relating to bones and muscles."

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