polytherapy

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ therapy

Noun

polytherapy (usually uncountable, plural polytherapies)

1. (medicine) The use of several therapies to treat a single condition, such as multiple drugs or multiple modalities.

   Hyponym: polypharmacy

   Near-synonym: cotherapy

   In severe cases, polytherapy is indicated (including corticosteroids, analgesics, arthroplasty, physical therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy).

Related terms

• multitherapy (adj)
• polytherapeutic (adj)

 

See also

• multidrug (adj)
• multimodality (adj)