Definitions for therapyˈθɛr ə pi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ther•a•pyˈθɛr ə pi(n.)(pl.)-pies.
the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitative, or curative process:
speech therapy.
Category: Medicine
Category: Psychotherapy
Ref: psychotherapy.
a curative power or quality.
any act, task, program, etc., that relieves tension.
Origin of therapy:
1840–50; < Gk therapeía healing (akin to therápōn attendant)
Princeton's WordNet
therapy(noun)
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
"the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
therapy(noun)ˈθɛr ə pi
treatment for a particular illness or injury
After a knee operation the patient has physical therapy.; cancer therapies
therapyˈθɛr ə pi
treatment for sb with a mental or emotional problem
He's been in therapy for years.
Wiktionary
therapy(Noun)
Treatment of disease or disability, physical or mental.
therapy(Noun)
Healing power or quality.
therapy(Verb)
To treat with a therapy.
therapy(Verb)
To undergo a therapy.
Origin: From θεραπεία, from θεραπεύω.
Webster Dictionary
Therapy(noun)
therapeutics
Translations for therapy
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
therapy(noun)
the (methods of) treatment of disease, disorders of the body etc
speech therapy; physiotherapy.
- terapieAfrikaans
- عِلاجArabic
- терапияBulgarian
- terapiaPortuguese (BR)
- terapieCzech
- die TherapieGerman
- terapi; -terapiDanish
- θεραπείαGreek
- terapiaSpanish
- teraapiaEstonian
- درمان؛ معالجهFarsi
- terapiaFinnish
- traitementFrench
- רִיפּוּיHebrew
- रोगोपचारHindi
- terapija, način liječenjaCroatian
- terápia, gyógymódHungarian
- terapiIndonesian
- meðferð, lækningIcelandic
- terapiaItalian
- 治療Japanese
- 치료Korean
- terapija, gydymasLithuanian
- terapijaLatvian
- terapiMalay
- therapieDutch
- terapiNorwegian
- terapiaPolish
- terapiaPortuguese
- terapieRomanian
- терапияRussian
- terapiaSlovak
- zdravljenjeSlovenian
- terapijaSerbian
- terapiSwedish
- การบำบัดโรคThai
- tedavi, terapiTurkish
- 治療Chinese (Trad.)
- терапія, лікуванняUkrainian
- علاجUrdu
- phép chữa bệnhVietnamese
- 治疗Chinese (Simp.)
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