therapeutic

ther·a·peu·tic

T0152400 (thĕr′ə-pyo͞o′tĭk)adj. also ther·a·peu·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)1. Having or exhibiting healing powers: a therapeutic agent; therapeutic exercises.2. Of or relating to the medical treatment of a disease or condition.n. A drug or other therapeutic agent.

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[New Latin therapeuticus, from Greek therapeutikos, from therapeutēs, one who administers, from therapeuein, to serve, administer treatment, from theraps, therap-, attendant; see therapy.]

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ther′a·peu′ti·cal·ly adv.

therapeutic

(ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk) adj1. (Medicine) of or relating to the treatment of disease; curative2. (Medicine) serving or performed to maintain health: therapeutic abortion. [C17: from New Latin therapeuticus, from Greek therapeutikos, from therapeuein to minister to, from theraps an attendant] ˌtheraˈpeutically adv

ther•a•peu•tic

(ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪk)

adj. Also, ther`a•peu′ti•cal. 1. of or pertaining to the treating or curing of disease or disorders; curative; rehabilitative. 2. serving to maintain or restore health: therapeutic abortion. 3. having a beneficial effect on one's mental state, esp. in serving to relax or calm. n. 4. a therapeutic substance. [1535–45; < Greek therapeutikós=therapeú(ein) to attend, treat medically (akin to therápōn attendant) + -tikos -tic] ther`a•peu′ti•cal•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	therapeutic - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve paincurative, cure, remedytreatment, intervention - care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)acoustic - a remedy for hearing loss or deafnessantidote, counterpoison - a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poisonemetic, nauseant, vomitive, vomit - a medicine that induces nausea and vomitinglenitive - remedy that eases pain and discomfortlotion, application - liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"magic bullet - a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against cancer"medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of diseaseointment, salve, unguent, balm, unction - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritationalleviant, palliative, alleviator - remedy that alleviates pain without curingcatholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea - hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemistspreventative, preventive, prophylactic - remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
Adj.	1.	therapeutic - 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"alterative, curative, healing, sanative, remedialhealthful - conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance"
	2.	therapeutic - relating to or involved in therapy; "therapeutic approach to criminality"therapeutical

therapeutic

adjective beneficial, healing, restorative, good, corrective, remedial, salutary, curative, salubrious, ameliorative, analeptic, sanative It's so therapeutic, a bit like meditation.
damaging, destructive, harmful, adverse, detrimental

therapeutic

adjectiveServing to cure:curative, remedial, restorative.

Translations

治疗学的治疗的

therapy

(ˈθerəpi) noun the (methods of) treatment of disease, disorders of the body etc. speech therapy; physiotherapy. 治療 治疗ˈtherapist noun 治療學家，特定療法技師(或專家) 治疗学家，特定疗法技师 therapeutic (θerəˈpjuːtik) adjective of or concerning the healing and curing of disease. therapeutic treatment/exercises. 治療(學)的 治疗（学）的