therapeutic
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- therapeutick (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From New Latin therapeuticus (“curing, healing”), from Ancient Greek θεραπευτικός (therapeutikós, “attentive, helpful, obliging, curative”), from θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs, “one who waits on another, an attendant”), from θεραπεύω (therapeúō, “I wait on, attend, serve, cure”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
therapeutic (comparative more therapeutic, superlative most therapeutic)
- Of, or relating to therapy.
- Having a positive effect on the body or mind.
- 2009, Isha McKenzie-Mavinga, Black Issues in the Therapeutic Process:
- His music is very therapeutic when you listen to it.
- 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick: Or, The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth, […], 2nd edition, London: […] John Clark and Richard Hett, […], Emanuel Matthews, […], and Richard Ford, […], published 1726, →OCLC:
- Medicine is justly distributed into prophylactic, or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic, or the art of restoring it.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- actinotherapeutic
- aerotherapeutic
- antitherapeutic
- aromatherapeutic
- autotherapeutic
- bacteriotherapeutic
- balneotherapeutic
- bibliotherapeutic
- biotherapeutic
- brachytherapeutic
- cardiotherapeutic
- chemicotherapeutic
- chemotherapeutic
- chromotherapeutic
- chronotherapeutic
- chrysotherapeutic
- climatotherapeutic
- cotherapeutic
- countertherapeutic
- cybertherapeutic
- cytotherapeutic
- dermatotherapeutic
- dystherapeutic
- ecotherapeutic
- electrotherapeutic
- eutherapeutic
- extra-therapeutic
- extratherapeutic
- fabotherapeutic
- gerontotherapeutic
- heliotherapeutic
- hemotherapeutic
- homeotherapeutic
- hydrotherapeutic
- hypnotherapeutic
- immunotherapeutic
- logotherapeutic
- magnetotherapeutic
- massotherapeutic
- mechanotherapeutic
- metallotherapeutic
- monotherapeutic
- moralistic therapeutic deism
- multitherapeutic
- musicotherapeutic
- nanotherapeutic
- narcotherapeutic
- naturotherapeutic
- neurotherapeutic
- nontherapeutic
- oligotherapeutic
- oncotherapeutic
- organotherapeutic
- osmotherapeutic
- pedotherapeutic
- peritherapeutic
- pharmacotherapeutic
- phototherapeutic
- physiotherapeutic
- phytotherapeutic
- pneumotherapeutic
- polytherapeutic
- posttherapeutic
- pretherapeutic
- pseudotherapeutic
- psychotherapeutic
- pyrotherapeutic
- radiotherapeutic
- sclerotherapeutic
- senotherapeutic
- serotherapeutic
- sociotherapeutic
- somatotherapeutic
- subtherapeutic
- supertherapeutic
- supratherapeutic
- teletherapeutic
- thalassotherapeutic
- therapeutic abortion
- therapeutical
- therapeutically
- therapeutic boarding school
- therapeutic index
- therapeuticize
- therapeutic touch
- therapeutic use exemption
- therapeutic vaccine
- therapeutic window
- thermotherapeutic
- untherapeutic
- urotherapeutic
- vegetotherapeutic
- virotherapeutic
- zootherapeutic
Related terms edit
Translations edit
of, or relating to therapy
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having a positive effect on the body or mind
Noun edit
therapeutic (plural therapeutics)
Further reading edit
- “therapeutic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “therapeutic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “therapeutic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Interlingua edit
Adjective edit
therapeutic (not comparable)
- therapeutic (pertaining to therapy)