Therapeutic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌθɛɹ.əˈpjuː.tɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Therapeutic is an adjective meaning Of, or relating to therapy.
Meaning
Of, or relating to therapy.
More Meanings
- Having a positive effect on the body or mind.
- (medicine) A therapeutic agent
Example Sentences
His music is very therapeutic when you listen to it.
Medicine is justly distributed into prophylactic, or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic, or the art of restoring it.
“We have been working on nanomachines over the past decade,” Joseph Wang, chairman of nanoengineering at UCSD, said. “One of the challenges we considered is to deliver therapeutic cargo deep.
Word Forms
- therapeutick
- therapeutics
Synonyms for therapeutic
Depending on context, synonyms include curative, remedial, sanative, healing, alterative, healthful.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include healing, alterative, healthful, curative, sanative, remedial.
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