| 单词 | therapeutic |
| 释义 | therapeutic (once / 3878 pages) adjn Whether you’re talking about a therapeutic drug or a therapeutic exercise plan, something that is therapeutic helps to heal or to restore health. The adjective therapeutic can be traced all the way back to the Greek word therapeutikos (from therapeuein, meaning “to attend” or “to treat”). Although the word relates to healing or soothing, therapeutic isn’t reserved only for drugs or medical treatments. You’ve probably heard particular activities referred to as therapeutic, which just means that doing that activity makes you feel rejuvenated. You might consider shopping for shoes, for example, to be a therapeutic activity — at least until the credit card bill arrives. WORD FAMILYtherapeutic: therapeutically, therapeutics+/therapist: therapists/therapy: therapeutic, therapeutical, therapies, therapist USAGE EXAMPLESShe not only founded Sirius Satellite Radio, but also founded and serves as chief executive of American Therapeutics, a pharmaceuticals company. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) X2AI describes its bots as therapeutic assistants, which means that they offer help and support rather than treatment. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) The CDC, which maintains a stockpile of therapeutics to treat rare, serious or life-threatening diseases, decided to send both medicines, just in case. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) 1adj tending to cure or restore to health a therapeutic agent therapeutic diets Syn alterative, curative, healing, remedial, sanative healthful conducive to good health of body or mind 2adj relating to or involved in therapy therapeutic approach to criminality Syn therapeutical 3n a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain Syn|Hypo|Hyper curative, cure, remedy acoustic a remedy for hearing loss or deafness antidote, counterpoisona remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitivea medicine that induces nausea and vomiting lenitiveremedy that eases pain and discomfort application, lotionliquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin magic bulleta remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguentsemisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation alleviant, alleviator, palliativeremedy that alleviates pain without curing catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panaceahypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists preventative, preventive, prophylacticremedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease arnicaan ointment used in treating bruises atropinea poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides baby oilan ointment for babies balsaman ointment containing a fragrant resin black lotion, blackwasha mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores calamine lotiona lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations carron oilan ointment formerly used to treat burns ceratea hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin chrism, chrisom, holy oil, sacramental oila consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam collyrium, eye-lotion, eyewashlotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes ipecaca medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning) embrocation, linimenta medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain lip balma balm applied to the lips menthola lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint mentholated salvea salve containing menthol mercurial ointmentan ointment containing mercury dry mustard, powdered mustarda substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic rubbing alcohollotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use witch hazel, wych hazellotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant zinc ointmentan ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases elixira substance believed to cure all ills obidoxime chloridea chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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