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occupational therapy

noun

  1. 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.


occupational therapy

noun

  1. med treatment of people with physical, emotional, or social problems, using purposeful activity to help them overcome or learn to deal with their problems


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Derived Forms

  • occupational therapist, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of occupational therapy1

First recorded in 1910–15

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Example Sentences

The costumery's good occupational therapy for me, too, as my pricked and calloused fingertips testify.

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