adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ ther- ə - ' pyü-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek therapeutikos, from therapeuein to attend, treat, from theraps attendant
Date: 1646
1 : of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods <a therapeutic rather than a diagnostic specialty>
2 : providing or assisting in a cure : CURATIVE , MEDICINAL < therapeutic diets> <a therapeutic investigation of government waste>
– therapeutic noun
– ther · a · peu · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb