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therapeutic Definition

thera·peu·tic (t̸her′ə pyo̵̅o̅tik)

adjective

    1. serving to cure or heal; curative
    2. serving to preserve health therapeutic abortion
  1. of therapeutics

Etymology: ModL therapeuticus < Gr therapeutikos < therapeutēs, attendant, servant, one who treats medically < therapeuein, to nurse, treat medically

therapeutic Related Forms
ther′a·peu·ti·cally adverb
therapeutic Synonyms

therapeutic

modif.

curative, healing, corrective; see remedial.

therapeutic Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • find: On several occasions interviewees told me that they found the interviews therapeutic ( one even used the word cathartic ).

Modifies a noun

  • intervention: Various therapeutic interventions were adopted to deal with each.
  • radiographer: There is an increasing demand for therapeutic radiographers in the health service.
  • modality: Each therapeutic modality should be evaluated according to its own merits.
  • massage: Therapeutic massage can be helpful in reducing pain or tiredness in the feet.
  • radiography: The site provides details of the BSc courses in diagnostic or therapeutic radiography.
  • antibody: Our investigations in this area range from basic research in microbiology, virology and immunology to the development of vaccines and therapeutic antibodies.

Modifying Another Word

  • potentially: It has the advantage of also being a potentially therapeutic procedure.
  • truly: This is truly therapeutic because it brings about social atom repair.
  • highly: In Perriam's world, fantasy is highly therapeutic.
  • very: It was very therapeutic, actually, just having people pampering me.
  • not: But one thing must be clear to all and that is that it is not a therapeutic interaction and the relationship is not therapeutic.
  • really: And for me teaching and dancing is really therapeutic.

Infinitive complement

  • write: Was it difficult or therapeutic to write about an illness that has affected you so closely?

Used with adjective complement

  • allow: The first British government consultation on cloning issues recommended that the licensing authority allow therapeutic cloning go ahead but not to allow reproductive cloning.
  • support: Some resources link to organizations who support therapeutic cloning, believing that it will lead to improvements in treatments and possible cures.
  • surround: The ethical issues surrounding therapeutic cloning are similar in some ways to the abortion debate; that is when does personhood start?
  • provide: These should provide therapeutic and ' normalizing ' care required to enable children to reach their potential and become fully participating members of society.

Preposition: in

  • sense: This is not therapy as such, tho it may well be therapeutic in the deepest sense.