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therapy.

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

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi//ˈθɜɹ.ə.pi/

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

    countable · uncountable
    inclined bed therapy

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

    countable · uncountable

  3. Healing power or quality.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús 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).

verb/ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi//ˈθɜɹ.ə.pi/

  1. To treat with a therapy.

    rare · transitive

  2. To undergo a therapy.

    intransitive · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús 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).

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