Therapeutic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

tending to cure or restore to health

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˌɛɹəpjˈuːɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/θˌɛɹəpjˈuːtɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˌɛɹəpjˈuːtɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /θˌɛɹəpjˈuːɾɪk/.

Examples

curative powers of herbal remedies
her gentle healing hand
remedial surgery

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

alterative remedy therapeutical curative sanative healing remedial cure

Parts of Speech

noun	a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
adjective	tending to cure or restore to health “curative powers of herbal remedies”
adjective	relating to or involved in therapy “therapeutic approach to criminality”

Word Forms

remedial	adjective	tending to cure or restore to health
remedy	verb	provide relief for
cure	verb	provide a cure for, make healthy again
remedy	noun	a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
therapy	noun	(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

therapeutisch

ein Arzneimittel oder eine Therapie, die Krankheiten heilt oder Schmerzen lindert

🇫🇷French

thérapeutique

un médicament ou une thérapie qui guérit une maladie ou soulage la douleur

🇪🇸Spanish

terapéutico

un medicamento o terapia que cura una enfermedad o alivia el dolor

🇮🇹Italian

terapeutico

un medicinale o una terapia che cura la malattia o allevia il dolore

🇳🇱Dutch

therapeutisch

een medicijn of therapie die ziekten geneest of pijn verlicht

🇵🇹Portuguese

terapêutico

um medicamento ou terapia que cura doenças ou alivia a dor

🇷🇺Russian

терапевтический

лекарство или терапия, которая лечит болезнь или облегчает боль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिकित्सकीय

एक दवा या थेरेपी जो बीमारी को ठीक करती है या दर्द से राहत दिलाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

থেরাপিউটিক

একটি ওষুধ বা থেরাপি যা রোগ নিরাময় করে বা ব্যথা উপশম করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிகிச்சை

நோயைக் குணப்படுத்தும் அல்லது வலியைக் குறைக்கும் மருந்து அல்லது சிகிச்சை

🇮🇳Telugu

చికిత్సాపరమైన

వ్యాధిని నయం చేసే లేదా నొప్పిని తగ్గించే ఔషధం లేదా చికిత్స

🇮🇳Marathi

उपचारात्मक

एक औषध किंवा थेरपी जी रोग बरे करते किंवा वेदना कमी करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

રોગનિવારક

એક દવા અથવા ઉપચાર જે રોગને મટાડે છે અથવા પીડાને દૂર કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸಕ

ರೋಗವನ್ನು ಗುಣಪಡಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ನೋವನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸುವ ಔಷಧಿ ಅಥವಾ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചികിത്സാപരമായ

രോഗം ഭേദമാക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വേദന ഒഴിവാക്കുന്ന ഒരു മരുന്ന് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തെറാപ്പി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਪਚਾਰਕ

ਇੱਕ ਦਵਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਥੈਰੇਪੀ ਜੋ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਠੀਕ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਦਰਦ ਤੋਂ ਰਾਹਤ ਦਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

علاج

ایک دوا یا تھراپی جو بیماری کا علاج کرتی ہے یا درد کو دور کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

治疗性的

治愈疾病或缓解疼痛的药物或疗法

🇯🇵Japanese

治療的な

病気を治したり、痛みを和らげたりする薬や療法

🇰🇷Korean

학의

질병을 치료하거나 통증을 완화시키는 약이나 치료법

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trị liệu

một loại thuốc hoặc liệu pháp chữa bệnh hoặc giảm đau

🇹🇭Thai

การบำบัด

ยาหรือการบำบัดที่รักษาโรคหรือบรรเทาอาการปวด

🇮🇩Indonesian

terapeutik

obat atau terapi yang menyembuhkan penyakit atau menghilangkan rasa sakit

🇵🇭Filipino

panterapeutika

isang gamot o therapy na nagpapagaling ng sakit o nagpapagaan ng sakit

🇲🇾Malay

terapeutik

ubat atau terapi yang menyembuhkan penyakit atau melegakan kesakitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

علاجي

دواء أو علاج يشفي المرض أو يخفف الألم

🇮🇷Persian

درمانی

دارو یا درمانی که بیماری را درمان می کند یا درد را تسکین می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

tedavi edici

hastalığı iyileştiren veya ağrıyı hafifleten bir ilaç veya terapi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְפוּאִי

תרופה או טיפול המרפאים מחלות או מקלים על כאב

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