THERAPEUTIC

therapeutic. Therapeutic, a. relating to the art or act of curing

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{ Ther′a‐peu″tic (?), Ther′a‐peu″tic‐al (?), } a. [[F. thérapeutique, Gr. �, from � attendant, servant, � to serve, take care of, treat medically, � attendant, servant.]] (Med.) Of or pertaining to the healing art; concerned in discovering and applying remedies for diseases; curative. “Therapeutic or curative physic.” Sir T. Browne. Medicine is justly distributed into “prophylactic,” or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic, or the art of restoring it. I. Watts.