therapeutic
adjective
of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
nontherapeutic
-
a word derived from
therapeutic.
Example Sentences
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In a nontherapeutic ethos, people don't build secure identities on their own.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2023
In the punitive, nontherapeutic environment of the jail, R.G. quickly decompensated.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Some want to ban nontherapeutic stimulation, but that's pointless.
From Nature ● Sep. 18, 2013
Some 300 organizations, including the American Medical Association, have called for an end to nontherapeutic use of antibiotics in animal feed.
From Time Magazine Archive
