Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAttempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
nounAttempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment., Specifically, psychotherapy.
Sentence Examples
A great many people were opposed to gene therapy in terms of ethics.
Will the therapy cause me any pain?
He is receiving therapy for cancer.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient underwent physical ____ to recover from the injury.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He underwent speech ____ for several months to improve his communication skills after his recent illness today.
Word Origin & History
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Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.?
Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)
Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)
Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō)
Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor.
New Latin therapīabor.
English therapy
From New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía, “service, medical treatment”), from θεραπεύω (therapeúō, “to serve, treat medically”) + -ία (-ía, suffix for forming abstract nouns).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It will be seen that we are introducing to our readers the subject of Kinesitherapy, in common with other therapies, and it is very proper that we should do so."
— 1851, “Omnium gatherum”, in American Magazine: Devoted to Homoeopathy and Hydropathy, volume 1, page 222:
"[…] second, its formidable features prompt the average physician at an early period to consult the dermatologist respecting its nature and therapy […]"
— 1885 November 26, James Nevins, “On the relations of lupus vulgaris to tuberculosis”, in Journal of Cutaneous and Venereal Diseases, volume 3, number 11:
"Lahmann's unprecedented success proved beyond doubt the correctness of his teachings and the fallacy of the germ theory of disease, vaccinations and serum therapy."
— 1926, Otto Carqué, The Key to Rational Dietetics, page 7:
"As a methodology, it provides a useful framework for evaluating the outcomes of therapy."
— 1948, Harold B. Pepinsky, Diagnostic Categories in Clinical Counseling, page 3:
"The existential approach to therapy is philosophical, involving exploration of what it means to be alive."
— 2015, Alan Meaden, Innovations in Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis: