occupational therapy

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occupational therapy

noun occupational therapies

  1. uncountable, usually The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.
  2. ironic, uncountable, usually Busy work.
  3. uncountable, usually Sensory play for children often involving an obstacle course to relieve stress while the therapist works to nurture the patient's basic life skills.

    Similar: OT

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noun therapeutic practice

Españolterapia ocupacional
中文職能治療 /职能治疗 zhínéng zhìliáo, 職業治療 /职业治疗 zhíyè zhìliáo, 作業治療 /作业治疗 zuòyè zhìliáo
Françaisergothérapie, thérapie par le travail, thérapie occupationnelle
DeutschErgotherapie, Beschäftigungstherapie
Italianoergoterapia
Русскийтрудотерапи́я trudoterapíja

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@misc{occupational_therapy_2026,
  title = {occupational therapy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/occupational%20therapy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}