therapy (redirected from indirect pulpal therapy)

ther·a·py  (thr-p)

n. pl. ther·a·pies

1. Treatment of illness or disability.

2. Psychotherapy.

3. Healing power or quality: the therapy of fresh air and sun.

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[New Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia, from therapeuein, to treat medically; see therapeutic.]

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therapy [ˈθɛrəpɪ]

n pl -pies

(Medicine)

a.  the treatment of physical, mental, or social disorders or disease

b.  (in combination) physiotherapy electrotherapy

[from New Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia attendance; see therapeutic]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

therapy - (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief" medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury aromatherapy - the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage chemotherapy - the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness) correction - treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses" electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanism - the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) heliotherapy, insolation - therapeutic exposure to sunlight hormone replacement therapy, hormone-replacement therapy, HRT - hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis immunotherapy - therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system infrared therapy - the use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or heating pads or hot water bottles) to relieve pain and increase circulation to a particular area of the body inflation therapy - therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air electromotive drug administration, EMDA, ionic medication, iontophoresis, iontotherapy - therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues medication - the act of treating with medicines or remedies megavitamin therapy - therapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of vitamins will prevent or cure physical or psychological disorders occupational therapy - therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functions physiatrics, physical therapy, physiotherapy - therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities botanical medicine, herbal therapy, phytotherapy - the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) psychotherapy - the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means actinotherapy, radiation therapy, radiotherapy, irradiation, radiation - (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance shock therapy, shock treatment - treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions speech therapy - any therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech refrigeration - deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes; "refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath" thermotherapy - the use of heat to treat a disease or disorder; heating pads or hot compresses or hot-water bottles are used to promote circulation in peripheral vascular disease or to relax tense muscles thrombolytic therapy - therapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause thrombolysis of an abnormal blood clot medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

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therapy

noun

1. remedy, treatment, cure, healing, method of healing, remedial treatment anti-cancer therapy

2. psychotherapy, analysis, psychoanalysis He's having therapy to conquer his phobia.

Translations

therapy [ˈθerəpɪ] N → terapia f

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therapy [ˈθɛrəpi]

n (medical, psychological) → thérapie f
to be in therapy → suivre une thérapie

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therapy

n → Therapie f

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therapy [ˈθɛrəpɪ] n → terapia

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therapy [ˈθɛrəpɪ] n → terapia

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therapy

n therapy [ˈθerəpi]

the (methods of) treatment of disease, disorders of the body etc speech therapy; physiotherapy. terapie عِلاج терапия terapie terapi; -terapi die Therapie θεραπεία terapia teraapia درمان؛ معالجه terapia traitement רִיפּוּי रोगोपचार terapija, način liječenja terápia, gyógymód terapi meðferð, lækning terapia 治療 치료 terapija, gydymas terapija terapi therapie terapi terapia terapia terapie терапия terapia zdravljenje terapija terapi การบำบัดโรค tedavi, terapi 治療 терапія, лікування علاج phép chữa bệnh 治疗

n therapist

terapeut مُعالِج терапевт terapeut terapeut der/die Therapeut(in) θεραπευτής terapeuta terapeut درمان شناس terapeutti thérapeute מְרַפֵּא चिकित्सक terapeut terapeuta ahli terapi meðferðaraðili terapista, terapeuta 療法士 치료사 gydytojas specialistas terapeits ahli terapi therapeut terapist terapeuta terapeuta terapeut терапевт terapeut terapevt terapeut terapeut นักบำบัดโรค terapist, tedavici 治療學家 терапевт معالج nhà trị liệu 治疗学家

adj therapeutic [θerəˈpjuːtik]

of or concerning the healing and curing of disease therapeutic treatment/exercises. terapeuties عِلاجِي терапевтичен léčebný terapeutisk therapeutisch θεραπευτικός terapéutico terapeutiline, ravi- درمانی terapeuttinen thérapeutique שֶׁל רִפּוּי चिकित्सा सम्बन्धी terapijski gyógyászati, gyógy- penyembuhan meðferðar- terapeutico 治療の 치료의, 치료의 힘이 있는 terapijos, terapinis, gydomasis terapijas-; terapeitisks terapeutik therapeutisch terapeutisk terapeutyczny, leczniczy terapêutico terapeutic терапевтический liečebný terapevtski terapeutski terapeutisk เกี่ยวกับการรักษาโรค tedavi edici 治療(學)的 терапевтичний دافع امراض، امراض کي روک تھام سے متعلق phép chữa bệnh 治疗（学）的

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therapy → علاج terapie terapi Therapie θεραπευτική αγωγή terapia terapia thérapie terapija terapia 療法 요법 therapie terapi terapia terapia терапия terapi การบำบัดโรค terapi liệu pháp 治疗