Preferred Label : Doctor of Chiropractic;
NCIt synonyms : Chiropractic Physician; DC; D.C.M.; D.C.; DCM;
NCIt definition : The Doctor of Chiropractic degree is a degree awarded for graduates who have completed
a medical doctoral program in accredited chiropractic college. The academic and clinical
training include, but are not limited to, the use of current diagnostic and therapeutic
procedures that specifically involve the adjustment and manipulation of the articulations
and adjacent tissues of the human body, particularly of the spinal column. State laws,
as well as the nation's antitrust laws, may allow Doctors of Chiropractic to utilize
ancillary health care procedures commonly referred to as being in the common domain.;
Origin ID : C39380;
UMLS CUI : C1512015;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
False automatic mappings
Semantic type(s)