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Therapy ˈθerəpi Treatment Patients Noun Receiving Cancer Leukaemia

Word3 therapy
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈθerəpi/ /ˈθerəpi/
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  • he is receiving therapy for cancer.
  • most leukaemia patients undergo some sort of drug therapy (= treatment using drugs).
  • alternative/complementary therapies (= treatments that do not use traditional drugs)
  • new cancer therapies
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therapy

(noun)/ˈθerəpi/ /ˈθerəpi/
  1. the treatment of a physical problem or an illness
    • SEE ALSO chemotherapy
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chemotherapy
    • He is receiving therapy for cancer.
    • Most leukaemia patients undergo some sort of drug therapy (= treatment using drugs).
    • alternative/complementary therapies (= treatments that do not use traditional drugs)
    • new cancer therapies
    • They recommend exercise therapy for patients with chronic back pain.
  2. the treatment of mental illness by discussing somebody’s problems with them rather than by giving them drugs
    • SEE ALSO art therapy
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/art-therapy
    • She's in therapy.
    • Family therapy involves counselling sessions with some, or all, family members.
    • a therapy group/session

    Extra Examples

    • I went into therapy because my doctor suggested it.
    • the use of hypnosis as a form of therapy

    Word Origin

    • mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia ‘healing’, from therapeuein ‘minister to, treat medically’.
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