therapy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.

   inclined bed therapy

2. 2
   verb

   To treat with a therapy.

   As is the case for therapying ectopic ACTH production, very high serum cortisol levels necessitate adrenolytic therapy with o,p'DDD (mitotane), metopirone, or aminogluthetimide.

3. 3
   verb

   To undergo a therapy.

   Therapy has almost eliminated violence, and people are divided into groups — the "therapied" and the "un-therapied."

4. 4
   noun

   (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)

5. 5
   noun

   Healing power or quality.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor. New Latin therapīabor. English therapy From New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía, “service, medical treatment”), from θεραπεύω (therapeúō, “to serve, treat medically”) + -ία (-ía, suffix for forming abstract nouns).