therapeutic

[ ther-uh-pyoo-tik ]

adjective

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

noun

1. a therapeutic substance.

therapeutic

/ ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the treatment of disease; curative
2. serving or performed to maintain health

   therapeutic abortion

Derived Forms

• ˌtheraˈpeutically, adverb

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of therapeutic¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of therapeutic¹

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

Example Sentences

We’re rounding it and rounding it rapidly, plus we have vaccines coming very soon and we have therapeutics which have already made a big dent, a tremendous dent.

From Washington Post

Manufacturers are now required to report disruptions in the manufacturing of an active pharmaceutical ingredient—the part of the medicine that produces the intended therapeutic benefit.

From Popular-Science

The only thing that can really change the situation is a vaccine or some kind of effective therapeutic and proper government assistance that it seems every other English-speaking nation has been doing for their small business and restaurant industry.

From Fortune

We can forget because of the massive research that led to therapeutics which have made the condition treatable.

From Freakonomics

We actually have the ability to develop therapeutics for many of these diseases, if not cures.

From Freakonomics

He did suffer from ‘Black Dog’ [depression] as he called it and having something to concentrate on was therapeutic for him.

From The Daily Beast

Carefully controlled studies, especially in humans, are required if this result is going to have true therapeutic value.

From The Daily Beast

Moreover, new research suggests that Furosemide may have no therapeutic value at all.

From The Daily Beast

Cruikshank often speaks about the potential of yoga to be therapeutic — even medicinal.

From The Daily Beast

He recommends “the lowest dose possible to achieve therapeutic effects.”

From The Daily Beast

It has been stated before that no attempt would be made in this paper to prove that epilepsy was curable by therapeutic means.

From Project Gutenberg

As a therapeutic measure, society should utilize psychological knowledge as a new method of control.

From Project Gutenberg

Theobromin for some time has been regarded as a valuable therapeutic agent.

From Project Gutenberg

The therapeutic claims made for it are of the usual extravagant character.

From Project Gutenberg

So far as we know, however, no satisfactory evidence is forthcoming to indicate that such extractives have any therapeutic value.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• beneficial
• curative
• remedial
• salutary