therapeutic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˌθeɹ.əˈpjʉː.ɾək] (New-Zealand)
- /ˌθɛɹ.əˈpjuː.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˌθɛɹ.əˈpju.ɾɪk] (Canada, General-American)
- thĕr'ə-pyo͞oʹtĭk
- /ˌθɛɹ.əˈpju.tɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
- (Midwestern-US) audio
- [ˌθeɹ.əˈpjʉː.ɾɪk] (Australia)
- (New-Jersey) audio
- /ˌθeɹ.əˈpjʉː.tək/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌθeɹ.əˈpjʉː.tɪk/ (Australia)
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”).
Meanings
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Of, or relating to therapy.
“We have been working on nanomachines over the past decade,” Joseph Wang, chairman of nanoengineering at UCSD, said. “One of the challenges we considered is to deliver therapeutic cargo deep.
2016 February 1, Tom Whipple, “Microcannon firing nanobullets: the future of targeted medicine”, in The Times:
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Having a positive effect on the body or mind.
Medicine is justly distributed into prophylactic, or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic, or the art of restoring it.
1725, Isaac Watts, Logick: Or, The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth, […], 2nd edition, London: […] John Clark and Richard Hett, […], Emanuel Matthews, […], and Richard Ford, […], published 1726, →OCLC:His music is very therapeutic when you listen to it.
2009, Isha McKenzie-Mavinga, Black Issues in the Therapeutic Process:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most therapeutic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more therapeutic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| therapeutick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pneumotherapeutic · posttherapeutic · bacteriotherapeutic · neurotherapeutic · nanotherapeutic · thermotherapeutic · actinotherapeutic · extra-therapeutic · monotherapeutic · hypnotherapeutic · mechanotherapeutic · metallotherapeutic · untherapeutic · therapeutic boarding school · chromotherapeutic · massotherapeutic · balneotherapeutic · urotherapeutic · vegetotherapeutic · fabotherapeutic · organotherapeutic · countertherapeutic · naturotherapeutic · peritherapeutic · biotherapeutic · aerotherapeutic · multitherapeutic · aromatherapeutic · narcotherapeutic · cotherapeutic · chemotherapeutic · heliotherapeutic · gerontotherapeutic · therapeuticize · phototherapeutic · antitherapeutic · therapeutic touch · cybertherapeutic · virotherapeutic · thalassotherapeutic · somatotherapeutic · serotherapeutic · ecotherapeutic · electrotherapeutic · magnetotherapeutic · pharmacotherapeutic · teletherapeutic · hydrotherapeutic · therapeutic use exemption · oncotherapeutic · hemotherapeutic · logotherapeutic · psychophysicotherapeutic · chronotherapeutic · cytotherapeutic · immunotherapeutic · extratherapeutic · therapeutic window · pseudotherapeutic · musicotherapeutic · autotherapeutic · polytherapeutic · dystherapeutic · phytotherapeutic · therapeutical · senotherapeutic · psychotherapeutic · ergotherapeutic · bibliotherapeutic · zootherapeutic · eutherapeutic · supratherapeutic · cardiotherapeutic · nontherapeutic · sclerotherapeutic · paratherapeutic · homeotherapeutic · pedotherapeutic · therapeutic abortion · subtherapeutic · radiotherapeutic · therapeutically · chemicotherapeutic · brachytherapeutic · therapeutic vaccine · oligotherapeutic · chrysotherapeutic · pretherapeutic · supertherapeutic · physiotherapeutic · sociotherapeutic · climatotherapeutic · moralistic therapeutic deism · dermatotherapeutic · therapeutic index · pyrotherapeutic · osmotherapeutic
Relateds
therapeutical · therapeutics · therapy · therapist
Synonyms
curative · remedial · therapeutical
Translations (44)
mi haumanu (having a positive effect on the body or mind) · ru лече́бный (of, or relating to therapy) · pt terapêutica (of, or relating to therapy) · pt terapêutico (of, or relating to therapy) · cs léčebný (of, or relating to therapy) · de therapeutisch (of, or relating to therapy) · fur terapeutic (of, or relating to therapy) · ko 치료상의 (of, or relating to therapy) · bg лечебен (of, or relating to therapy) · ja 治療の (of, or relating to therapy) · gl terapéutico (of, or relating to therapy) · fi terapeuttinen (having a positive effect on the body or mind) · cmn 可以起到疗法作用的 (having a positive effect on the body or mind) · hy թերապևտիկ (of, or relating to therapy) · lv terapeitisks (of, or relating to therapy) · kk терапевтік (of, or relating to therapy) · fi terapeuttinen (of, or relating to therapy) · ms terapeutik (of, or relating to therapy) · grc ἀκέσιμος (having a positive effect on the body or mind) · pl terapeutyczny (having a positive effect on the body or mind) · ro terapeutic (of, or relating to therapy) · ca terapèutic (of, or relating to therapy) · cmn 治療的 /治疗的 (of, or relating to therapy) · hu gyógy- (having a positive effect on the body or mind) · bg терапевти́чен (of, or relating to therapy) · ru терапевти́ческий (of, or relating to therapy) · es terapéutico (of, or relating to therapy) · hu terápiás (having a positive effect on the body or mind) · cs terapeutický (of, or relating to therapy) · hu gyógyhatású (having a positive effect on the body or mind) · cmn 可以起到療法作用的 /可以起到疗法作用的 (having a positive effect on the body or mind) · kk терапиялық (of, or relating to therapy) · kk емдік (of, or relating to therapy) · id terapeutik (of, or relating to therapy) · hu terápiás (of, or relating to therapy) · it terapeutico (of, or relating to therapy) · uk терапевти́чний (of, or relating to therapy) · pl terapeutyczny (of, or relating to therapy) · cmn 有益健康的 (having a positive effect on the body or mind) · hu gyógyító (having a positive effect on the body or mind) · nl therapeutisch (of, or relating to therapy) · fr thérapeutique (of, or relating to therapy) · hy բուժական (of, or relating to therapy) · hu gyógyászati (of, or relating to therapy)