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therapy definition

thera·py (t̸her′ə pē)

noun pl. therapies -·pies

  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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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