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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noun pl. therapies

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

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

See therapy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ther·a·pies

Origin:

Origin: New Latin therapia

Origin: , from Greek therapeia

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

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