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ther·a·peu·tic

(thĕr′ə-pyo͞o′tĭk)

adj. also ther·a·peu·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)

1. Having or exhibiting healing powers: a therapeutic agent; therapeutic exercises.

2. Of or relating to the medical treatment of a disease or condition.

A drug or other therapeutic agent.

[New Latin therapeuticus, from Greek therapeutikos, from therapeutēs, one who administers, from therapeuein, to serve, administer treatment, from theraps, therap-, attendant; see therapy.]

ther′a·peu′ti·cal·ly adv.

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therapeutic

(ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk)

adj

1. (Medicine) of or relating to the treatment of disease; curative

2. (Medicine) serving or performed to maintain health: therapeutic abortion.

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

ˌtheraˈpeutically adv

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ther•a•peu•tic

(ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪk)

adj. Also, ther`a•peu′ti•cal.

1. of or pertaining to the treating or curing of disease or disorders; curative; rehabilitative.

2. serving to maintain or restore health: therapeutic abortion.

3. having a beneficial effect on one's mental state, esp. in serving to relax or calm.

4. a therapeutic substance.

[1535–45; < Greek therapeutikós=therapeú(ein) to attend, treat medically (akin to therápōn attendant) + -tikos -tic]

ther`a•peu′ti•cal•ly, adv.

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Noun	1.	therapeutic - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain curative, cure, remedy treatment, intervention - care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) acoustic - a remedy for hearing loss or deafness antidote, counterpoison - a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison emetic, nauseant, vomitive, vomit - a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting lenitive - remedy that eases pain and discomfort lotion, application - liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" magic bullet - a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against cancer" medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease ointment, salve, unguent, balm, unction - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation alleviant, palliative, alleviator - remedy that alleviates pain without curing catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea - hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists preventative, preventive, prophylactic - remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
Adj.	1.	therapeutic - tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets" alterative, curative, healing, sanative, remedial healthful - conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance"
	2.	therapeutic - relating to or involved in therapy; "therapeutic approach to criminality" therapeutical

therapeutic

adjective beneficial, healing, restorative, good, corrective, remedial, salutary, curative, salubrious, ameliorative, analeptic, sanative It's so therapeutic, a bit like meditation.
damaging, destructive, harmful, adverse, detrimental

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

therapeutic

adjective

Serving to cure:

curative, remedial, restorative.

Translations

عِلاجِي

léčebný

therapeutisch

terapéutico

thérapeutique

gyógyászati

meîferîar-

terapeutico

terapeutisk

terapêutico terapêutica

tedavi edici

治疗学的治疗的

therapeutic

[ˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk] ADJ → terapéutico

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

therapeutic

[ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk] adj

[drugs, properties] → thérapeutique

(= relaxing) → qui détend

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

therapeutic(al)

adj → therapeutisch; to be therapeutic → therapeutisch wirken

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

therapeutic

[ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk] adj → terapeutico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

therapy

(ˈθerəpi) noun

the (methods of) treatment of disease, disorders of the body etc. speech therapy; physiotherapy.

ˈtherapist noun

therapeutic (θerəˈpjuːtik) adjective

of or concerning the healing and curing of disease. therapeutic treatment/exercises.

ther·a·peu·tic

a. terapéutico-a.

1. que tiene propiedades curativas;

2. rel. a la terapéutica;

___ indications → indicaciones ___ -s;

___ plasma exchange → intercambio ___ de plasma.

therapeutic

adj terapéutico

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