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occupational therapy

noun

  1. a form of therapy in which patients are encouraged to engage in vocational tasks or expressive activities, as art or dance, usually in a social setting.


occupational therapy

noun

  1. med treatment of people with physical, emotional, or social problems, using purposeful activity to help them overcome or learn to deal with their problems
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • occupational therapist, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of occupational therapy1

First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences

He spent months rehabilitating, doing physical and occupational therapy and regaining strength.

Scott had a voice caregiver, a PT caregiver, an occupational therapy caregiver, and a nurse that came to his house once a week, all of which allowed him to progress steadily.

The costumery's good occupational therapy for me, too, as my pricked and calloused fingertips testify.

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