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therapy

ther·a·py [ thérrəpee ] (plural ther·a·pies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. treatment to cure: treatment of physical, mental, or behavioral problems that is meant to cure or rehabilitate somebody ( often used in combination )
radiation therapy

2. psychotherapy: psychoanalysis or techniques from another school of psychotherapy, intended to treat mental and emotional problems with psychological methods

[Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek therapeia< therapeuein "treat medically" < theraps "attendant"]
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