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   therapy

   /ˈθɛrəpi/

   noun

   • 1. treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder: "a course of antibiotic therapy" Similar treatmentremedycureremedial treatmentmethod of healing
   • ▪ the treatment of mental conditions by verbal communication and interaction: "the therapy helps the patient to deal with difficult relationships" Similar psychotherapypsychoanalysisanalysis

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from modern Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia ‘healing’, from therapeuein ‘minister to, treat medically’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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