Therapy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈθerəpɪ|  American pronunciation of the word therapy
Brit.  |ˈθerəpɪ|  British pronunciation of the word therapy

noun

- (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
heat therapy gave the best relief

Extra examples

He is undergoing cancer therapy.

Rob was in therapy for several years.

After years of therapy, he has finally achieved an inner peace.

Her health insurance will cover 12 one-hour sessions of therapy per year.

Talking over my problem with you has been good therapy.

The doctor prescribed three months of physical therapy for my leg injury.

Massage therapy can be used as an adjunct along with the medication.

We tried every imaginable therapy.

...intemperate anger that is so extreme that the man should be in therapy...

The therapy has helped people with clinical depression (=a strong feeling of sadness, for which you need medical help).

Counselling was given as a primary therapy for depression.

Her condition is not responsive to drug therapy.

The drug therapy has not succeeded.

Bright-light therapy is used as a surrogate for sunshine.

The new therapy is supposed to help people control their obsessive thoughts.

Word forms

noun
singular: therapy
plural: therapies
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