therapeutics

[ther-uh-pyoo-tiks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the remedial treatment of disease.

therapeutics

/ ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease

Word History and Origins

Origin of therapeutics¹

First recorded in 1665–75; therapeutic, -ics

Related Words

• analysis 
• cure 
• hospitalization 
• medication 
• medicine 
• operation 
• prescription 
• regimen 
• remedy 
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