1. treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder: "a course of antibiotic therapy"Similartreatmentremedycureremedial treatmentmethod of healing
▪ the treatment of mental conditions by verbal communication and interaction:"the therapy helps the patient to deal with difficult relationships"Similarpsychotherapypsychoanalysisanalysis
Word Originmid 19th century: from modern Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia ‘healing’, from therapeuein ‘minister to, treat medically’.