Main Entry:

ther·a·peu·tic

Pronunciation:

\ˌther-ə-ˈpyü-tik\

Function:

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