therapy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Trivia

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeia), “‘service, medical treatment’”) from θεραπεύω (therapeuō), “‘I serve, treat medically’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: thĕrʹə-pē

[edit] Noun

therapy (plural therapies)

1. Treatment of disease or disability, physical or mental.
2. Healing power or quality.

[edit] Derived terms

• therapeutic
• physiotherapy
• psychotherapy

[edit] Translations

[edit] Trivia

Therapy was the winning word at the 16th Scripps National Spelling Bee. [1]