therapy

[ther-uh-pee]

noun

plural

therapies 

1. the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process.

   speech therapy.

2. a curative power or quality.

3. psychotherapy.

4. any act, hobby, task, program, etc., that relieves tension.

therapy

/ ˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

1. 1. the treatment of physical, mental, or social disorders or disease

   2. ( in combination )

      physiotherapy

      electrotherapy

therapy

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

Other Word Forms

• self-therapy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of therapy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of therapy¹

C19: from New Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia attendance; see _therapeutic

Example Sentences

Their Health Education and Learning High School, which opened at an existing Houston school last year, lets students choose career paths such as medical imaging, physical therapy and pharmacy technician roles.

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He found relief with psychedelic therapy, which he said “changed my life.”

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Although existing treatments can help reduce inflammation, there are still no approved therapies that protect neurons or rebuild the damaged myelin sheath.

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Miran is a gardener and a practitioner of shiatsu, a Japanese therapy similar to acupuncture, according to a biographical video released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.

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Former US President Joe Biden is receiving radiation therapy as part of his treatment for prostate cancer, his spokesman has said.

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Related Words

• analysis 
• cure 
• healing 
• medicine 
• remedy