[ther.a.peu.tic] adj [Gk therapeutikos, fr. therapeuein to attend, treat, fr. theraps attendant] (1646) 1: of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods "a ~ rather than a diagnostic specialty"
2: providing or assisting in a cure: curative, medicinal "~ diets" "a ~ investigation of government waste" -- ther.a.peu.ti.cal.ly adv