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ther·a·peu·tic
(thĕr′ə-pyo͞o′tĭk)adj. also ther·a·peu·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)
1. Having or exhibiting healing powers: a therapeutic agent; therapeutic exercises.
2. Of or relating to the medical treatment of a disease or condition.
n.
A drug or other therapeutic agent.
[New Latin therapeuticus, from Greek therapeutikos, from therapeutēs, one who administers, from therapeuein, to serve, administer treatment, from theraps, therap-, attendant; see therapy.]
ther′a·peu′ti·cal·ly adv.
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therapeutic
(ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk)adj
1. (Medicine) of or relating to the treatment of disease; curative
2. (Medicine) serving or performed to maintain health: therapeutic abortion.
[C17: from New Latin therapeuticus, from Greek therapeutikos, from therapeuein to minister to, from theraps an attendant]
ˌtheraˈpeutically adv
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ther•a•peu•tic
(ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪk)adj. Also, ther`a•peu′ti•cal.
1. of or pertaining to the treating or curing of disease or disorders; curative; rehabilitative.
2. serving to maintain or restore health: therapeutic abortion.
3. having a beneficial effect on one's mental state, esp. in serving to relax or calm.
n. 4. a therapeutic substance.
[1535–45; < Greek therapeutikós=therapeú(ein) to attend, treat medically (akin to therápōn attendant) + -tikos -tic]
ther`a•peu′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() treatment, intervention - care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) acoustic - a remedy for hearing loss or deafness antidote, counterpoison - a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison lenitive - remedy that eases pain and discomfort lotion, application - liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" magic bullet - a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against cancer" medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease ointment, salve, unguent, balm, unction - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea - hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists preventative, preventive, prophylactic - remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" |
Adj. | 1. | ![]() healthful - conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance" |
2. | therapeutic - relating to or involved in therapy; "therapeutic approach to criminality" |
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therapeutic
adjective beneficial, healing, restorative, good, corrective, remedial, salutary, curative, salubrious, ameliorative, analeptic, sanative It's so therapeutic, a bit like meditation.
damaging, destructive, harmful, adverse, detrimental
damaging, destructive, harmful, adverse, detrimental
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therapeutic
adjectiveServing to cure:
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therapy
(ˈθerəpi) noun the (methods of) treatment of disease, disorders of the body etc. speech therapy; physiotherapy.terapia
ˈtherapist nountherapeutic (θerəˈpjuːtik) adjective of or concerning the healing and curing of disease. therapeutic treatment/exercises.terapéutico
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ther·a·peu·tic
a. terapéutico-a.
1. que tiene propiedades curativas;
2. rel. a la terapéutica;
___ indications → indicaciones ___ -s;
___ plasma exchange → intercambio ___ de plasma.
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therapeutic
adj terapéuticoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.