therapeutic
IPA: θɛrʌpjˈutɪk
noun
- (medicine) A therapeutic agent
adjective
- Of, or relating to therapy.
- Having a positive effect on the body or mind.
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Examples of "therapeutic" in Sentences
- There are prostitutes who specialise in therapeutic srvices with disabled people.
- They are popular in therapeutic riding programs because they are gentle with the kids.
- WEST: What we're saying is that we've done the first step toward what we call therapeutic cloning.
- "Spreading atomic waste throughout the entire cosmos is not what I call a therapeutic activity," retorted Mila.
- Internship students must be college seniors or graduates with a major or concentration in therapeutic recreation.
- Dual Internship students must be college seniors or graduates with a major or concentration in therapeutic recreation.
- Mr. Farthing is among a number of soldiers who had informally adopted stray dogs during their tours of duty for what he calls therapeutic value.
- So we have developed at Cedar Sinai in our laboratory, what we call a therapeutic brain cancer vaccine, where we actually take the tumor out at surgery.
- The American Life League, an anti-abortion group, says on its website that "the use of the term 'therapeutic' is another pro-abortion attempt to sanitize a repulsive act."
- For example, there are hundreds of studies that show that a purposeful collaborative relationship between a therapist and the patient - what we call the therapeutic alliance - is related to therapeutic progress.
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