therapy
noun [C or U] /ˈθer.ə.pi/Definition
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B2 a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after an illness: occupational therapy speech therapy group therapy Joining a club can be a therapy for loneliness.Describing medical treatment generally
(Definition of therapy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bath noun
- clinical adjective (MEDICAL)
- first aid noun
- first-aider noun
- general practice noun
- med adjective
- medical adjective
- medicine noun (TREATMENT)
- orthodox medicine noun
- orthopaedic adjective
- post-operative adjective
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