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English adjective: therapeutic | |||
| 1. | therapeutic tending to cure or restore to health | ||
| Samples | Curative powers of herbal remedies. Her gentle healing hand. Remedial surgery. A sanative environment of mountains and fresh air. A therapeutic agent. Therapeutic diets. | ||
| Synonyms | alterative, curative, healing, remedial, sanative | ||
| Similar | healthful | ||
| Antonyms | unhealthful | ||
| 2. | therapeutic relating to or involved in therapy | ||
| Samples | Therapeutic approach to criminality. | ||
| Synonyms | therapeutical | ||
English noun: therapeutic | |||
| 1. | therapeutic (artifact) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | ||
| Synonyms | curative, cure, remedy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acoustic, alleviant, alleviator, antidote, application, balm, catholicon, counterpoison, cure-all, emetic, lenitive, lotion, magic bullet, nauseant, nostrum, ointment, palliative, panacea, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, salve, unction, unguent, vomit, vomitive | ||
| Part meronym | intervention, treatment | ||
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