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therapeutic

[ ther-uh-pyoo-tik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.


noun

  1. a therapeutic substance.

therapeutic

/ ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the treatment of disease; curative
  2. serving or performed to maintain health

    therapeutic abortion



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Derived Forms

  • ˌtheraˈpeutically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • thera·peuti·cal·ly adverb
  • nonther·a·peutic adjective
  • nonther·a·peuti·cal adjective
  • nonther·a·peuti·cal·ly adverb
  • unther·a·peutic adjective
  • unther·a·peuti·cal adjective
  • unther·a·peuti·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of therapeutic1

1535–45; < New Latin therapeuticus < Greek therapeutikós, equivalent to therapeú ( ein ) to attend, treat medically (akin to therápōn attendant) + -tikos -tic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of therapeutic1

C17: from New Latin therapeuticus, from Greek therapeutikos, from therapeuein to minister to, from theraps an attendant

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Example Sentences

We’re rounding it and rounding it rapidly, plus we have vaccines coming very soon and we have therapeutics which have already made a big dent, a tremendous dent.

Manufacturers are now required to report disruptions in the manufacturing of an active pharmaceutical ingredient—the part of the medicine that produces the intended therapeutic benefit.

The only thing that can really change the situation is a vaccine or some kind of effective therapeutic and proper government assistance that it seems every other English-speaking nation has been doing for their small business and restaurant industry.

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We can forget because of the massive research that led to therapeutics which have made the condition treatable.

We actually have the ability to develop therapeutics for many of these diseases, if not cures.

He did suffer from ‘Black Dog’ [depression] as he called it and having something to concentrate on was therapeutic for him.

Carefully controlled studies, especially in humans, are required if this result is going to have true therapeutic value.

Moreover, new research suggests that Furosemide may have no therapeutic value at all.

Cruikshank often speaks about the potential of yoga to be therapeutic — even medicinal.

He recommends “the lowest dose possible to achieve therapeutic effects.”

It has been stated before that no attempt would be made in this paper to prove that epilepsy was curable by therapeutic means.

As a therapeutic measure, society should utilize psychological knowledge as a new method of control.

Theobromin for some time has been regarded as a valuable therapeutic agent.

The therapeutic claims made for it are of the usual extravagant character.

So far as we know, however, no satisfactory evidence is forthcoming to indicate that such extractives have any therapeutic value.

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