therapynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈθer.ə.pi/us/ˈθer.ə.pi/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.
More examples
- Have you had any therapy for your depression?
- The centre has developed a form of therapy for autistic children.
- You could have some therapy to improve mobility in that leg.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medical treatment: general words
- first aid
- first-aider
- general practice
- gynaecological
- irradiation
- med
- medical
- medicine
- modality
- muti
- non-surgical
- orthopaedic
- painkiller
- quackery
- reconstructive
- restorative
- soothing
- stretcher sb off
- surgically
- telemedicine
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