ther|a|peu|tic

ther|a|peu|tic
ther|a|peu|tic «THEHR uh PYOO tihk», adjective, noun.
–adj.
of or having to do with the treating or curing of disease; curative: »

Heat has therapeutic value.

SYNONYM(S): remedial, healing.
–n.
1. a therapeutic agent; remedy: »

The development of some therapeutic to neutralize or weaken…antisocial rebellion (A. Philip Randolph).

2. = therapeutist. (Cf.therapeutist)
[< New Latin therapeuticus < Greek therapeutikós < therapeut one ministering < therapeúein to cure, treat < théraps, -apos attendant]
ther´a|peu´ti|cal|ly, adverb.

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