Therapy meaning
Therapy is defined as treatment for a physical or mental disorder.
An example of therapy is a course of physical exercises for a walking disability.
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Treatment of illness, injury, or disability.
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Psychotherapy.
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Healing power or quality.
The therapy of fresh air and sun.
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The treatment of disease or of any physical or mental disorder by medical or physical means.
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Treatment of illness, injury, or disability.
noun
Psychotherapy.
noun
Healing power or quality.
The therapy of fresh air and sun.
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To treat with a therapy.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo a therapy.
verb
Origin of therapy
- New Latin therapia from Greek therapeia from therapeuein to treat medically therapeutic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Ancient Greek θεÏαπεία (therapeia, “service, medical treatment"), from θεÏαπεÏω (therapeuÅ, “I serve, treat medically").
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