therapeutic

Words with a similar base: therapeutic, therapeutical

'therapeutic'

[remedy.n.02] as in: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

'therapeutic'

[curative.s.01] as in: tending to cure or restore to health

Examples:
curative powers of herbal remedies
her gentle healing hand
remedial surgery
a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air
a therapeutic agent
therapeutic diets

'therapeutic'

[therapeutic.a.02] as in: relating to or involved in therapy

Examples:
therapeutic approach to criminality

Origins

					therapeutic (English)
└── therapeuticus (Latin)
    └── θεραπευτικoς (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── θεραπευτής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── θεραπεύω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                └── θεράπων (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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