therapeutic /ther·a·peu·tic/ (ther″ah-pu´tik)
Therapeutic
therapeutic
therapeutic [ther″ah-pu´tik]
therapeutic
1. pertaining to therapy.
2. tending to overcome disease and promote recovery.
ther·a·peu·tic (th r  -py  t k) or ther·a·peu·ti·cal (-t-kl)adj. 1. Having or exhibiting healing powers. 2. Of or relating to therapeutics. |
Therapeutic
Curative or healing.
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therapeutic
[ther′əpyo̅o̅′tik]
Etymology: Gk, therapeuein, to treat
1 beneficial.
2 pertaining to a treatment.
therapeutic [ther″ah-pu´tik]
1. pertaining to therapy.
2. curative; effective.
therapeutic
pertaining to therapeutics, or treatment of disease; curative.
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.
therapeutic
adjective Referring to therapy or treatment
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