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noun
Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
Specifically, psychotherapy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Healing power or quality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
To treat with a therapy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
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verb
To undergo a therapy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, rare
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noun
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: medical care, medical aid
Narrower terms: aromatherapy, chemotherapy, correction, electrotherapy, galvanism, electric healing, electrical healing, heliotherapy, insolation, hormone replacement therapy, hormone-replacement therapy, HRT, immunotherapy, infrared therapy, inflation therapy, iontophoresis, ionic medication, iontotherapy, electromotive drug administration, EMDA, medication, megavitamin therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physiotherapy, physiatrics, phytotherapy, herbal therapy, botanical medicine, psychotherapy, radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation, shock therapy, shock treatment, speech therapy, refrigeration, thermotherapy, thrombolytic therapy
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor. New Latin therapīabor. English therapy From New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía, “service, medical treatment”), from θεραπεύω (therapeúō, “to serve, treat medically”) + -ία (-ía, suffix for forming abstract nouns).
Across languages
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