therapy

  • 11therapy — [ther′ə pē] n. pl. therapies [ModL therapia < Gr therapeia < therapeuein, to nurse, cure] 1. the treatment of disease or of any physical or mental disorder by medical or physical means, usually excluding surgery: often used in compounds… …

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  • 12Therapy — For other uses, see Therapy (disambiguation). Therapy Intervention MeSH D013812 Therapy (in Greek: θεραπεία), or treatment, is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually fo …

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  • 13Therapy? — Infobox musical artist Name = Therapy? Background = group or band Origin = Northern Ireland Genre = Alternative metal Rock Years active = 1989 ndash;present Label = Wiiija, A M, Ark 21, Spitfire, Demolition URL =… …

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  • 14therapy — 01. My sister is undergoing [therapy] to help her overcome her fear of the dark. 02. Shawn has a stutter, but is meeting regularly with a speech [therapist] to work on it. 03. The young woman was in [therapy] for years after being sexually abused …

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  • 15therapy — /ther euh pee/, n., pl. therapies. 1. the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process: speech therapy. 2. a curative power or quality. 3. psychotherapy. 4. any act, hobby, task, program, etc., that… …

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  • 16therapy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ alternative, complementary ▪ occupational, physical (AmE) (physiotherapy in BrE) ▪ drug, gene, hormone …

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  • 17therapy — n. 1) to employ, use therapy 2) art; dance; electro convulsive (BE), electro shock (AE); group; inhalation; music; occupational; physical; radiation, X ray; recreational; shock; speech therapy 3) therapy for 4) in therapy (she was in therapy) * * …

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  • 18therapy */*/ — UK [ˈθerəpɪ] / US noun Word forms therapy : singular therapy plural therapies 1) [countable/uncountable] a form of treatment for an illness or medical condition Massage is one of the oldest therapies. drug therapy 2) a) [uncountable] a form of… …

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  • 19therapy — ther|a|py [ˈθerəpi] n plural therapies [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: therapia, from Greek therapeia, from therapeuein to attend, treat ] 1.) [U and C] the treatment of an illness or injury over a fairly long period of time ▪ new drug… …

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  • 20Therapy (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Therapy Type = ep Artist = Diatribe Released = 1991 Recorded = 1991 Genre = Industrial metal, Industrial rock Length = 21:00 Label = COP International Producer = Marc Jameson Reviews = Last album = Needle (demo) (1989) This… …

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