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therapeutic

[ther-uh-pyoo-tik]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.



noun

  1. a therapeutic substance.

therapeutic

/ ˌθɛəˈːɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the treatment of disease; curative

  2. serving or performed to maintain health

    therapeutic abortion

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Other Word Forms

  • therapeutically adverb
  • nontherapeutic adjective
  • nontherapeutical adjective
  • nontherapeutically adverb
  • untherapeutic adjective
  • untherapeutical adjective
  • untherapeutically adverb
  • ˌٳˈܳپ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of therapeutic1

1535–45; < New Latin therapeuticus < Greek ٳܳپó, equivalent to ٳú ( ein ) to attend, treat medically (akin to ٳáō attendant) + -tikos -tic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of therapeutic1

C17: from New Latin therapeuticus, from Greek therapeutikos, from therapeuein to minister to, from theraps an attendant
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Example Sentences

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All in all, it was a pretty therapeutic way to start the day.

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"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."

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You summoned the type of therapeutic language that is necessary to understand that this American democracy and society are very sick and in pain.

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However, that doesn’t mean these cannot be powerful and therapeutic experiences.

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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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