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therapeutic
[ther-uh-pyoo-tik]
adjective
of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
noun
a therapeutic substance.
therapeutic
/ ˌθɛəˈːɪ /
adjective
of or relating to the treatment of disease; curative
serving or performed to maintain health
therapeutic abortion
Other Word Forms
- therapeutically adverb
- nontherapeutic adjective
- nontherapeutical adjective
- nontherapeutically adverb
- untherapeutic adjective
- untherapeutical adjective
- untherapeutically adverb
- ˌٳˈܳپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of therapeutic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of therapeutic1
Example Sentences
All in all, it was a pretty therapeutic way to start the day.
"Most things we do to a virus makes it weaker or not work as well, or maybe you're trying to engineer it for therapeutics, and I'd hate to see somebody throw cold water on that."
You summoned the type of therapeutic language that is necessary to understand that this American democracy and society are very sick and in pain.
However, that doesn’t mean these cannot be powerful and therapeutic experiences.
Former chief nurse Maria Nelligan told the inquiry this was because healthcare support workers were "cheaper" and said the shift compromised therapeutic care.
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