therapy

Therapy is defined as treatment for a physical or mental disorder.

(noun)

An example of therapy is a course of physical exercises for a walking disability.

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See therapy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. therapies

  1. the treatment of disease or of any physical or mental disorder by medical or physical means, usually excluding surgery: often used in compounds [hydrotherapy]
  2. psychotherapy

Origin: ModL therapia < Gr therapeia < therapeuein, to nurse, cure

See therapy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ther·a·pies
  1. Treatment of illness or disability.
  2. Psychotherapy.
  3. Healing power or quality: the therapy of fresh air and sun.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin therapia

Origin: , from Greek therapeia

Origin: , from therapeuein, to treat medically; see therapeutic

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