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therapy
Pronunciation (thār′ă-pē)
- The treatment of disease or disorder by any method. See also: therapeutics
- In psychiatry and clinical psychology, a short term for psychotherapy. See also: psychotherapy, psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis
Syn: therapeusis (2) , therapia (1)
[G. therapeia, medical treatment]
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