English Explanatory Dictionary

therapeutic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, or relating to therapy.
  2. Having a positive effect on the body or mind.
noun
  1. A therapeutic agent

Pronunciation

thĕr'ə-pyo͞oʹtĭk /ˌθɛɹ.əˈpjuː.tɪk/ /ˌθɛɹ.əˈpju.tɪk/ [ˌθɛɹ.əˈpju.ɾɪk] En-us-therapeutic.ogg /ˌθeɹ.əˈpjʉː.tɪk/ [ˌθeɹ.əˈpjʉː.ɾɪk] /ˌθeɹ.əˈpjʉː.tək/ [ˌθeɹ.əˈpjʉː.ɾək]

Word forms

therapeutic more therapeutic most therapeutic therapeutick therapeutics

Etymology

From Middle English terapeucia, from New Latin therapeuticus (“curing, healing”), from Ancient Greek θεραπευτικός (therapeutikós, “attentive, helpful, obliging, curative”), from θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs, “one who waits on another, an attendant”), from θεραπεύω (therapeúō, “I wait on, attend, serve, cure”).

Synonyms

therapeutical curative remedial

Related words

therapeutical therapeutics therapist therapy

Derived words

actinotherapeutic aerotherapeutic antitherapeutic aromatherapeutic autotherapeutic bacteriotherapeutic balneotherapeutic bibliotherapeutic biotherapeutic brachytherapeutic cardiotherapeutic chemicotherapeutic chemotherapeutic chromotherapeutic chronotherapeutic chrysotherapeutic climatotherapeutic cotherapeutic countertherapeutic cybertherapeutic cytotherapeutic dermatotherapeutic dystherapeutic ecotherapeutic electrotherapeutic eutherapeutic extratherapeutic extra-therapeutic fabotherapeutic gerontotherapeutic heliotherapeutic hemotherapeutic homeotherapeutic hydrotherapeutic hypnotherapeutic immunotherapeutic logotherapeutic magnetotherapeutic massotherapeutic mechanotherapeutic metallotherapeutic monotherapeutic moralistic therapeutic deism multitherapeutic musicotherapeutic nanotherapeutic narcotherapeutic naturotherapeutic neurotherapeutic nontherapeutic oligotherapeutic oncotherapeutic organotherapeutic osmotherapeutic pedotherapeutic peritherapeutic pharmacotherapeutic phototherapeutic physiotherapeutic phytotherapeutic
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