Definition of THERAPEUTIC

therapeutic

Meanings

Plural: therapeutics

Noun

  • a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
  • A therapeutic agent

Adjective Satellite

  • tending to cure or restore to health
    • "a therapeutic agent"
    • "therapeutic diets"

Adjective

  • relating to or involved in therapy
    • "therapeutic approach to criminality"

Adj

  • Of, or relating to therapy.
  • Having a positive effect on the body or mind.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English terapeucia, from New Latin therapeuticus (“curing, healing”), from Ancient Greek θεραπευτικός (therapeutikós, “attentive, helpful, obliging, curative”), from θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs, “one who waits on another, an attendant”), from θεραπεύω (therapeúō, “I wait on, attend, serve, cure”).

Scrabble Score: 18

therapeutic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
therapeutic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
therapeutic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

therapeutic is a valid Words With Friends word