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| ther·a·py [ thérrəpee ] (plural ther·a·pies) |
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1. treatment to cure: treatment of physical, mental, or behavioral problems that is meant to cure or rehabilitate somebody
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often used in combination
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 radiation therapy
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2. psychotherapy: psychoanalysis or techniques from another school of psychotherapy, intended to treat mental and emotional problems with psychological methods
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| [Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek therapeia< therapeuein "treat medically" < theraps "attendant"] |
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