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Therapy

//ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment. countable, uncountable

    "inclined bed therapy"

  2. 2
    (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) wordnet
  3. 3
    Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.; Specifically, psychotherapy. countable, uncountable

    "As a methodology, it provides a useful framework for evaluating the outcomes of therapy."

  4. 4
    Healing power or quality. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To treat with a therapy. rare, transitive

    "As is the case for therapying ectopic ACTH production, very high serum cortisol levels necessitate adrenolytic therapy with o,p'DDD (mitotane), metopirone, or aminogluthetimide."

  2. 2
    To undergo a therapy. intransitive, rare

    "Therapy has almost eliminated violence, and people are divided into groups — the "therapied" and the "un-therapied.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía, “service, medical treatment”), from θεραπεύω (therapeúō, “I serve, treat medically”) + -ία (-ía, suffix for forming abstract nouns).

Etymology 2

From New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía, “service, medical treatment”), from θεραπεύω (therapeúō, “I serve, treat medically”) + -ία (-ía, suffix for forming abstract nouns).

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