therapy
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1. (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | aromatherapy, |
| definition | : | the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | chemotherapy, |
| definition | : | the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | correction, |
| definition | : | treatment of a specific defect (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | immunotherapy, |
| definition | : | therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | infrared therapy, |
| definition | : | the use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or heating pads or hot water bottles) to relieve pain and increase circulation to a particular area of the body (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | inflation therapy, |
| definition | : | therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | medication, |
| definition | : | the act of treating with medicines or remedies (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | megavitamin therapy, |
| definition | : | therapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of vitamins will prevent or cure physical or psychological disorders (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | occupational therapy, |
| definition | : | therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functions (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | psychotherapy, |
| definition | : | the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | shock therapy, shock treatment, |
| definition | : | treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | speech therapy, |
| definition | : | any therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | refrigeration, |
| definition | : | deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | thermotherapy, |
| definition | : | the use of heat to treat a disease or disorder; heating pads or hot compresses or hot-water bottles are used to promote circulation in peripheral vascular disease or to relax tense muscles (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | thrombolytic therapy, |
| definition | : | therapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause thrombolysis of an abnormal blood clot (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | medical specialty, medicine, |
| definition | : | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | healer, therapist, |
| definition | : | a person skilled in a particular type of therapy (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | healer, therapist, |
| definition | : | a person skilled in a particular type of therapy (noun.person) |
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