therapy

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[edit] Etymology

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

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  • enPR: thĕrʹə-pē

[edit] Noun

Singular
therapy

Plural
therapies

therapy (plural therapies)

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

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[edit] Trivia

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

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