THERAPEUTIC


Meaning of THERAPEUTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌther-ə-ˈpyü-tik ]

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-)lē adverb

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