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therapeutic

American  
[ther-uh-pyoo-tik] / ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪk /

adjective

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

noun

  1. a therapeutic substance.

therapeutic British  
/ 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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Other Word Forms

  • nontherapeutic adjective
  • nontherapeutical adjective
  • nontherapeutically adverb
  • therapeutically adverb
  • untherapeutic adjective
  • untherapeutical adjective
  • untherapeutically adverb

Etymology

Origin of therapeutic

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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