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therapy

[ ther-uh-pee ]

noun

, plural ther·a·pies.
  1. the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process:

    speech therapy.

  2. a curative power or quality.
  3. any act, hobby, task, program, etc., that relieves tension.


therapy

/ ˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

    1. the treatment of physical, mental, or social disorders or disease
    2. ( in combination )

      physiotherapy

      electrotherapy

“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


therapy

  1. Treatment intended to cure or alleviate an illness or injury, whether physical or mental.


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Other Words From

  • self-thera·py noun plural selftherapies
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Word History and Origins

Origin of therapy1

1840–50; < New Latin therapīa < Greek therapeía healing (akin to therápōn attendant)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of therapy1

C19: from New Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia attendance; see therapeutic
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Example Sentences

Someone who is true to who they are, that goes to therapy, and takes vacations.

These infusion therapies, from Eli Lilly and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, rely on synthetic immune cells to help fight infections.

You can direct her to therapy, Al-Anon, “The Gift of Fear” by Gavin de Becker.

The other typically receives speech therapy and hasn’t received the same services during virtual learning.

No one will be required to speak or interact, and participants should understand this is an educational event, not a therapy session.

Though tissues are present and tears are not uncommon, the Dinner Parties are distinctly not grief counseling or group therapy.

I return home after several days in the hospital and start thrice weekly physical therapy.

The campaign included a push for the World Health Organization to condemn gay-conversion therapy.

Collaborating with him on a film was the best kind of therapy I could have asked for.

And for those seeking a quick fix: Studies show that light therapy can spur a mood lift in just several days.

In serum therapy antitoxins are artificially excited into being in the blood of beasts.

Thus far we have considered only the scientific aspects of amorphous phosphorus therapy.

The first who wrote upon the therapy of cinchona was Barba, a Spanish physician, whose work was printed in Seville in 1642.

In them we have every phase of modern therapy that has the strong element of suggestion in it.

In every department of therapy this has always been done by enthusiasts.

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