therapy

noun therapies

1. countable, uncountable Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment. inclined bed therapy
2. countable, uncountable Specifically, psychotherapy. As a methodology, it provides a useful framework for evaluating the outcomes of therapy.
3. countable, uncountable Healing power or quality.

Similar: therapy, treatment

verb therapies · therapying · therapied

1. rare, transitive To treat with a therapy. As is the case for therapying ectopic ACTH production, very high serum cortisol levels necessitate adrenolytic therapy with o,p'DDD (mitotane), metopirone, or aminogluthetimide.
2. intransitive, rare To undergo a therapy. Therapy has almost eliminated violence, and people are divided into groups — the "therapied" and the "un-therapied."