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therapy


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therapy
n. (act)1. therapy(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.).; "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"
~ medical aid, medical careprofessional treatment for illness or injury.
~ aromatherapythe therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage.
~ chemotherapythe use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness).
~ correctiontreatment of a specific defect.; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"
~ electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanismthe therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis).
~ heliotherapy, insolationtherapeutic exposure to sunlight.
~ hormone-replacement therapy, hormone replacement therapy, hrthormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis.
~ immunotherapytherapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system.
~ infrared therapythe use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or heating pads or hot water bottles) to relieve pain and increase circulation to a particular area of the body.
~ inflation therapytherapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air.
~ electromotive drug administration, emda, ionic medication, iontophoresis, iontotherapytherapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues.
~ medicationthe act of treating with medicines or remedies.
~ megavitamin therapytherapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of vitamins will prevent or cure physical or psychological disorders.
~ occupational therapytherapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functions.
~ physiatrics, physical therapy, physiotherapytherapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities.
~ botanical medicine, herbal therapy, phytotherapythe use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet).
~ psychotherapythe treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means.
~ actinotherapy, radiation therapy, radiotherapy, irradiation, radiation(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance.
~ shock therapy, shock treatmenttreatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions.
~ speech therapyany therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech.
~ refrigerationdeliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes.; "refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath"
~ thermotherapythe use of heat to treat a disease or disorder; heating pads or hot compresses or hot-water bottles are used to promote circulation in peripheral vascular disease or to relax tense muscles.
~ thrombolytic therapytherapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause thrombolysis of an abnormal blood clot.
~ medical specialty, medicinethe branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques.