therapy [ ther·a·py ]
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Noun (therapies)
1. Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.
cancer therapies
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2. The treatment of mental or psychological disorders by psychological means.
he is currently in therapy
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1. Mid 19th century from modern Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia ‘healing’, from therapeuein ‘minister to, treat medically’.

