What does therapeutic mean?

Definitions for therapeutic
ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪkther·a·peu·tic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. remedy, curative, cure, therapeuticadjective

    a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

  2. curative, healing(p), alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeuticadjective

    tending to cure or restore to health

    "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"

  3. therapeutic, therapeuticaladjective

    relating to or involved in therapy

    "therapeutic approach to criminality"

Wiktionary

  1. therapeuticadjective

    Of, or relating to therapy.

  2. therapeuticadjective

    Having healing powers.

Wikipedia

  1. therapeutic

    A therapy or medical treatment (often abbreviated tx, Tx, or Tx) is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. As a rule, each therapy has indications and contraindications. There are many different types of therapy. Not all therapies are effective. Many therapies can produce unwanted adverse effects. Medical treatment and therapy are generally considered synonyms. However, in the context of mental health, the term therapy may refer specifically to psychotherapy.

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  1. therapeutic

    Therapeutic refers to anything related to the treatment, healing, or alleviation of symptoms of diseases, illnesses or disorders. It typically involves methods or techniques that are intended to improve someone's physical or mental health well-being. This can include medicinal drugs, therapy sessions, exercises, or other health procedures.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Therapeuticadjective

    alt. of Therapeutical

  2. Therapeuticnoun

    one of the Therapeutae

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Therapeutic

    ther-a-pū′tik, adj. pertaining to the healing art: curative.—adv. Therapeu′tically.—n.sing. Therapeu′tics, that part of medicine concerned with the treatment and cure of diseases.—n. Therapeu′tist, one versed in therapeutics. [Gr. therapeuein, to take care of, to heal.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of therapeutic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of therapeutic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of therapeutic in a Sentence

  1. Sandi Tenfelde:

    There are lots of ways to be intimate with your partner after the birth of a baby (hand holding, cuddling, massage and genital stimulation without vaginal penetration). Finding alternate ways of being intimate without vaginal penetration can be very therapeutic for the couple.

  2. Denise Faustman:

    In the phase I( preliminary) trial we demonstrated a statistically significant response to BCG, but our goal in( this trial) is to create a lasting therapeutic response, we will be working again with people who have had type 1 diabetes for many years. This is not a prevention trial ; instead, we are trying to create a regimen that will treat even advanced disease.

  3. Elizabeth Pisani:

    Sub-therapeutic dosing, by definition, contributes to antimicrobial resistance, bugs are mutating all the time.

  4. Lisa Coussens:

    Targeted therapies, immunotherapy, and other new therapeutic approaches being applied clinically all stem from fundamental discoveries in basic science, investment in cancer science, as well as support for science education at all levels, is absolutely essential to drive the next wave of discoveries and accelerate progress.

  5. Ronald Petersen:

    In an ideal world, you want to take a 78-year-old and say, I think in your brain amyloid is contributing to 20 percent of your cognitive problems, so I’ll give you an anti-amyloid therapy. You also have tau proteins contributing to about 35 percent of your problems, and so on, you’d want to design a therapeutic regimen based on the different components and their contributions to that patient’s disease.

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