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therapeutic

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
ther·a·peu·tic 
          Listen to the pronunciation of therapeutic
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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of therapeutically \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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