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therapy
noun
[ ˈθɛrəpi ]
• treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.
• "a course of antibiotic therapy"
Similar:
treatment
,
remedy
,
cure
, remedial treatment, method of healing,
Origin:
mid 19th century: from modern Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia ‘healing’, from therapeuein ‘minister to, treat medically’.