ther·a·peu·tics (th r  -py  t ks)n. Medical treatment of disease; the art or science of healing. ther a·peutist n. |
therapeutics
[ther′əpyo̅o̅′tiks]
Etymology: Gk, therapeia, treatment
a branch of health care that is concerned with the treatment of disease, seeking to relieve symptoms or produce a cure. See also therapeutic.
therapeutics,
n medical discipline devoted to the application of treatment to illness.
therapeutics,
n the art and science of treatment of disease.
therapeutics
1. the science and art of healing.
2. a scientific account of the treatment of disease.
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