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ther·a·peu·tics
(thār'ă-pyū'tiks),The practical branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease or disorder.
Synonym(s): therapeusis (1) , therapia (2)
[G. therapeutikē, medical practice]
therapeutics
(thĕr′ə-pyo͞o′tĭks)n. (used with a sing. verb)
Medical treatment of disease; the art or science of healing.
ther′a·peu′tist 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.
ther·a·peu·tics
(thār'ă-pyū'tiks)The practical branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease or disorder.
[G. therapeutikē, medical practice]
therapeutics
The branch of medicine concerned with treatment of disease and injury.therapeutics,
n medical discipline devoted to the application of treatment to illness.
ther·a·peu·tics
(thār'ă-pyū'tiks)Practical branch of medicine concerned with treatment of disease or disorder.
Synonym(s): therapeusis (1) .
Synonym(s): therapeusis (1) .
[G. therapeutikē, medical practice]
therapeutics
1. the science and art of healing.
2. a scientific account of the treatment of disease.