Therapy
Of medicine and medical care.
(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".
This concept's ID is @1~3448
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- psychotherapy
The treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means.
- radiotherapy
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive...
- physical therapy
Therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities.
- shock therapy
Treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed...
- medication
The act of treating with medicines or remedies.
- electrotherapy
The therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various...
- speech therapy
Any therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech.
- chemotherapy
The use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness).
- correction
Treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses".
- hormone replacement therapy
Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women...
- immunotherapy
Therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the...
- infrared therapy
The use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or heating pads or hot water...
- inflation therapy
Therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory...
- iontophoresis
Therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into...
- megavitamin therapy
Therapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of vitamins will prevent...
- occupational therapy
Therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially...
- phytotherapy
The use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that...
- refrigeration
Deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes; "refrigeration...
- thermotherapy
The use of heat to treat a disease or disorder; heating pads or hot compresses or...
- thrombolytic therapy
Therapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause...
- aromatherapy
The therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or mass...
- heliotherapy
Therapeutic exposure to sunlight.
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- therapist
A person skilled in a particular type of therapy.