therapeutic

[ ther-uh-pyoo-tik ]
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adjectiveAlso ther·a·peu·ti·cal.
  1. of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.

noun
  1. a therapeutic substance.

Origin of therapeutic

1
1535–45; <New Latin therapeuticus<Greek therapeutikós, equivalent to therapeú(ein) to attend, treat medically (akin to therápōn attendant) + -tikos-tic

Other words from therapeutic

  • 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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How to use therapeutic in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for therapeutic

therapeutic

/ (ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the treatment of disease; curative

  2. serving or performed to maintain health: therapeutic abortion

Origin of therapeutic

1
C17: from New Latin therapeuticus, from Greek therapeutikos, from therapeuein to minister to, from theraps an attendant

Derived forms of therapeutic

  • therapeutically, adverb

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