therapy
Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
Noun 2 meanings
Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
“inclined bed therapy”
Healing power or quality.
Etymology
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).
Similar and opposite words
THERAPY at a glance
THERAPY has 7 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1 + P 3 + Y 4) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,861 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with therapy
All rhymes- CHEMOTHERAPY27
- PSYCHOTHERAPY31
- RADIOTHERAPY21
- PHYSIOTHERAPY29
- IMMUNOTHERAPY25
- SOAPY10
- AROMATHERAPY22
- HYPNOTHERAPY28
- HYDROTHERAPY27
- BRACHYTHERAPY31
- PHARMACOTHERAPY32
- CRYOTHERAPY24
Keep going
Related lists
Looking for a different word?
Type the letters you have and the Finder shows every word that fits.