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Therapy

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Noun

1. therapy

(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)

Example Sentences:
'the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury'
'he tried every treatment the doctors suggested'
'heat therapy gave the best relief'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Therapy

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noun plural -pies
a. 
the treatment of physical, psychiatric, or social disorders or disease
b. 
(in combination)
physiotherapy
electrotherapy

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Therapy

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nounWord forms: plural ˈtherapies
1. 
the treatment of disease or of any physical or mental disorder by medical or physical means, usually excluding surgery
often used in compounds [hydrotherapy]
2. 
psychotherapy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Therapy

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n. pl. ther·a·pies
1. Treatment of illness, injury, or disability.
2. Psychotherapy.
3. Healing power or quality: the therapy of fresh air and sun.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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