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