See Also: Therapeutic(medicine)
therapeutic(dictionary)
therapeutic(dictionary)
embolization, therapeutic(medicine)
therapeutic malaria(medicine)
therapeutic pessimism(medicine)
therapeutic pneumothorax(medicine)
therapeutic ratio(medicine)
therapeutic touch(medicine)
therapeutic vaccine(medicine)

therapeutic (iou)



therapeutic noun & adjective. M16.
[French therapeutique or late Latin therapeutica (pl.) from Greek therapeutika use as noun of neut. pl. of therapeutikos, from therapeutes minister, from therapeuein minister to, treat medically: see -IC, -ICS.]
A. noun.
In pl. & sing. The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and cure of disease and ill health; the art of healing. M16.
A curative agent; a healing influence. M19.
b. adjective.
Of or pertaining to the healing of disease. Also loosely, health-giving, relaxing, stress-reducing. M17.
Janet Morgan Hard physical work was in some respects therapeutic.
Hist. Of or pertaining to the Therapeutae. L17.
therapeutical adjective = THERAPEUTIC adjective 1 E17.
therapeutically adverb in a therapeutic manner; in relation to therapeutics: L19.
therapeutist noun a person who is skilled in therapeutics, a physician E19.