therapeutic

therapeutic /ther·a·peu·tic/ (ther″ah-pu´tik)

1. pertaining to therapy.

2. tending to overcome disease and promote recovery.

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ther·a·peu·tic (thr-pytk) or ther·a·peu·ti·cal (-t-kl)

adj.

1. Having or exhibiting healing powers.

2. Of or relating to therapeutics.

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Therapeutic

Curative or healing.

Mentioned in: Stress Reduction, Traditional Chinese Medicine

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therapeutic

[ther′əpyo̅o̅′tik]

Etymology: Gk, therapeuein, to treat

1 beneficial.

2 pertaining to a treatment.

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therapeutic [ther″ah-pu´tik]

1. pertaining to therapy.

2. curative; effective.

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therapeutic

pertaining to therapeutics, or treatment of disease; curative.

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therapeutic decision making

the use of decision theory in making decisions about treatment of individual cases.

therapeutic incompatibility

is the result of antagonistic pharmacological effects of several drugs in the one patient.

therapeutic plasma concentration

the blood concentration of a drug at which the desired therapeutic effect is obtained.

therapeutic substances

medicines with an identifiable value in the treatment of diseases of animals.

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therapeutic

adjective Referring to therapy or treatment