THERAPEUTIC; THERAPEUTICAL
Ther`a*peu"tic, Ther`a*peu"tic*al, a. Etym: [F. thérapeutique, Gr.
(Med.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the healing art; concerned in discovering and applying remedies for diseases; curative. "Therapeutic or curative physic." Sir T. Browne. Medicine is justly distributed into "prophylactic," or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic, or the art of restoring it. I. Watts.
THERAPEUTIC
Ther`a*peu"tic, n.
Defn: One of the Therapeutæ.
THERAPEUTICS
Ther`a*peu"tics, n. Etym: [Cf. F. thérapeutique.]
Defn: That part of medical science which treats of the discovery and application of remedies for diseases.
THERAPEUTIST
Ther`a*peu"tist, n.
Defn: One versed in therapeutics, or the discovery and application of remedies.
THERAPY
Ther"a*py, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Therapeutics.