specific therapy

spe·cif·ic ther·a·py

therapy aimed at the cause(s) of a disease process, as opposed to symptomatic therapy.

specific therapy

Administration of a remedy acting directly against the cause of a disease, as penicillin for syphilis or acyclovir for herpes simplex virus. See: nonspecific therapy

spe·cif·ic ther·a·py

(spĕ-sifik thāră-pē) Treatment aimed at cause(s) of a disease process, as opposed to symptomatic therapy.