occupational therapy

occupational therapy

noun
a form of therapy in which patients are encouraged to engage in vocational tasks or expressive activities, as art or dance, usually in a social setting.

Origin:
1910–15
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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occupational therapy
 
n
med treatment of people with physical, emotional, or social problems, using purposeful activity to help them overcome or learn to deal with their problems
 
occupational therapist
 
n

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occupational therapy n.
Abbr. OT
The use of productive or creative activity in the treatment or rehabilitation of physically or emotionally disabled people.


occupational therapist n.

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