therapeutics

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the branch of medicine concerned with treating disease and relieving symptoms

   Her research transformed therapeutics by linking each treatment to a precise diagnosis.

2. 2
   noun

   medicines, procedures, or other means used to treat a disease

   The clinic is evaluating several new cancer therapeutics in controlled trials.

From therapeutic + -ics, denoting a field of study. Therapeutic comes through Late Latin therapeuticus from Ancient Greek therapeutikos ("inclined to serve or treat"), from therapeuein ("to attend, care for, or treat medically").

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