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therapy
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ther·a·py

noun \ˈther-ə-pē\
plural ther·a·pies

Definition of THERAPY

: therapeutic treatment especially of bodily, mental, or behavioral disorder
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Examples of THERAPY

  1. He is undergoing cancer therapy.
  2. <talking over my problem with you has been good therapy>

Origin of THERAPY

New Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia, from therapeuein
First Known Use: circa 1846

Related to THERAPY

Synonyms
antidote, corrective, curative, rectifier, remedy, therapeutic, cure

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

ther·a·py

noun \ˈther-ə-pē\   (Medical Dictionary)
plural ; ther·a·pies

Medical Definition of THERAPY

: therapeutic treatment: as a : remedial treatment of mental or bodily disorder b : an agency (as treatment) designed or serving to bring about rehabilitation or social adjustment—see occupational therapy, recreational therapy

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