Definition of therapy Therapy

/θɛˈɹʌpi/ - [therupee] - ther•a•py

We found 9 definitions of therapy from 6 different sources.

What does therapy mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: therapies
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 care professional treatment for illness or injury
		medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
		aromatherapy the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage
		chemotherapy the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
		correction the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
		electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanism the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
		heliotherapy, insolation therapeutic exposure to sunlight
		hormone-replacement therapy, hormone replacement therapy, hrt hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
		immunotherapy therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system
		infrared therapy the 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 therapy therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air
		electromotive drug administration, emda, ionic medication, iontophoresis, iontotherapy therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues
		medication the act of treating with medicines or remedies
		megavitamin therapy therapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of vitamins will prevent or cure physical or psychological disorders
		occupational therapy therapy 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, physiotherapy therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities
		botanical medicine, herbal therapy, phytotherapy the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)
		psychotherapy the 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 treatment treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
		speech therapy any therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech
		refrigeration deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes; "refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath"
		thermotherapy the 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

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Wiktionary

therapy (Noun)
Treatment of disease or disability, physical or mental.
therapy (Noun)
Healing power or quality.
therapy (Verb)
To treat with a therapy.
therapy (Verb)
To undergo a therapy.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

therapy (n.)
Therapeutics.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

therapy
The treatment of physical, mental or social disorders or disease.

Wikipedia

Therapy, in the medical field also called treatment, is what people do to try to solve or care for a health problem, physical or mental. When a person is ill or injured, a doctor may make a diagnosis and then recommend a therapy to try to make the person well. The therapy can be, for example, medicines (drugs), surgery or a change of diet.