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noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of medicine concerned with the remedial treatment of disease.
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Therapeutics
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adjective Also, ther·a·peu·ti·cal.
1.
of or pertaining to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
noun
2.
a therapeutic substance.
Origin:
1535–45; < Neo-Latin therapeuticus < Greek therapeutikós, equivalent to therapeú(ein) to attend, treat medically (akin to therápōn attendant) + -tikos -tic
1535–45; < Neo-Latin therapeuticus < Greek therapeutikós, equivalent to therapeú(ein) to attend, treat medically (akin to therápōn attendant) + -tikos -tic
Related forms
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
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therapeutics ther·a·peu·tics (thěr'ə-py&oomacr;'tĭks)
n.
Medical treatment of disease; the art or science of healing.
ther'a·peu'tist n.
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