Polytherapy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polytherapy is a noun meaning (medicine) The use of several therapies to treat a single condition, such as multiple drugs or multiple modalities.
Meaning
(medicine) The use of several therapies to treat a single condition, such as multiple drugs or multiple modalities.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: cotherapy
In severe cases, polytherapy is indicated (including corticosteroids, analgesics, arthroplasty, physical therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy).
Word Forms
- polytherapies
Synonyms for polytherapy
Depending on context, synonyms include cotherapy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hyperpolypharmacy, polypathia, polytoxicomania, polyaddiction, polypathy, polypathology.
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