American English pronunciation
How to pronounce therapeutic
IPA transcription: [,θɛɹəp'jutɪk]
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Noun
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a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Adjective
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relating to or involved in therapy
“therapeutic approach to criminality”
Adjective
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tending to cure or restore to health
“curative powers of herbal remedies”
“her gentle healing hand”
“remedial surgery”
“a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air”
“a therapeutic agent”
“therapeutic diets”
Usage examples
- Ultrasound duplex scanning can provide additional information that may guide therapeutic decisions.
- In addition, zinc fingers have become extremely useful in various therapeutic and research capacities.
- One common factor is the client-therapist interaction, also known as the therapeutic alliance.
- This autocrine loop is another example of an attractive therapeutic target.
- Two commonly discussed types of theoretical human cloning are "therapeutic cloning" and "reproductive cloning".
- Therapeutic recreation is intended to help a patient adapt to a chronic disabling condition.
- This principle bolsters the therapeutic alliance, as it promotes an environment of trust.
- That is true for both toxicity risk assessment and therapeutic drug development.
- The gift added a therapeutic pool and enlarged the chapel.
- The mineral-rich water continues to be celebrated for its therapeutic powers.