occupational therapy en · NOUN
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.
- (ironic, uncountable, usually) Busy work.
- (qualifier:mental health, uncountable, usually) Sensory play for children often involving an obstacle course to relieve stress while the therapist works to nurture the patient's basic life skills.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| occupational therapies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (20)
gd teiripe ghnìomhachd (therapeutic practice) · ru трудотерапи́я (therapeutic practice) · es terapia ocupacional (therapeutic practice) · pl terapia zajęciowa (therapeutic practice) · ms terapi carakerja (therapeutic practice) · uk ерготерапія (therapeutic practice) · id terapi okupasi (therapeutic practice) · sv arbetsterapi (therapeutic practice) · cmn 作業治療 /作业治疗 (therapeutic practice) · it ergoterapia (therapeutic practice) · fr ergothérapie (therapeutic practice) · ca teràpia ocupacional (therapeutic practice) · de Beschäftigungstherapie (therapeutic practice) · fi työterapia (therapeutic practice) · cmn 職業治療 /职业治疗 (therapeutic practice) · fr thérapie occupationnelle (therapeutic practice) · fr thérapie par le travail (therapeutic practice) · cmn 職能治療 /职能治疗 (therapeutic practice) · ca ergoteràpia (therapeutic practice) · de Ergotherapie (therapeutic practice)