therapy
♦ thera|py /θ'erəpi/ (therapies)
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Therapy is the treatment of someone with mental or physical illness without the use of drugs or operations.
He is having therapy to conquer his phobia.
2 [N-VAR] with supp
A therapy is a particular treatment of someone with a particular illness. (MEDICAL)
...hormonal therapies.
...conventional drug therapy.gene thera|py
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Gene therapy is the use of genetic material to treat disease.group thera|py
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Group therapy is a form of psychiatric treatment in which a group of people discuss their problems with each other.hor|mone re|place|ment thera|py
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If a woman has hormone replacement therapy, she takes the hormone oestrogen, usually in order to control the symptoms of the menopause. The abbreviation HRT is often used.oc|cu|pa|tion|al thera|py
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Occupational therapy is a method of helping people who have been ill or injured to develop skills or get skills back by giving them certain activities to do.
She will now begin occupational therapy to regain the use of her hands.physi|cal thera|py
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Physical therapy is the same as physiotherapy.shock thera|py
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You can refer to the use of extreme policies or actions to solve a particular problem quickly as shock therapy.
...Prague's policy of economic shock therapy.
= shock treatment
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Shock therapy is a way of treating mentally ill patients by passing an electric current through their brain.
= shock treatmentspeech thera|py
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Speech therapy is the treatment of people who have speech and language problems.
A stammering child can benefit from speech therapy.
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Therapy is the treatment of someone with mental or physical illness without the use of drugs or operations.
He is having therapy to conquer his phobia.
2 [N-VAR] with supp
A therapy is a particular treatment of someone with a particular illness. (MEDICAL)
...hormonal therapies.
...conventional drug therapy.gene thera|py
[N-UNCOUNT]
Gene therapy is the use of genetic material to treat disease.group thera|py
[N-UNCOUNT]
Group therapy is a form of psychiatric treatment in which a group of people discuss their problems with each other.hor|mone re|place|ment thera|py
[N-UNCOUNT] usu N n
If a woman has hormone replacement therapy, she takes the hormone oestrogen, usually in order to control the symptoms of the menopause. The abbreviation HRT is often used.oc|cu|pa|tion|al thera|py
[N-UNCOUNT]
Occupational therapy is a method of helping people who have been ill or injured to develop skills or get skills back by giving them certain activities to do.
She will now begin occupational therapy to regain the use of her hands.physi|cal thera|py
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Physical therapy is the same as physiotherapy.shock thera|py
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
You can refer to the use of extreme policies or actions to solve a particular problem quickly as shock therapy.
...Prague's policy of economic shock therapy.
= shock treatment
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Shock therapy is a way of treating mentally ill patients by passing an electric current through their brain.
= shock treatmentspeech thera|py
[N-UNCOUNT]
Speech therapy is the treatment of people who have speech and language problems.
A stammering child can benefit from speech therapy.