English · Word Candidate

therapeutic

/ˌθɛɹ.əˈpjuː.tɪk/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: therapeutics

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Of, or relating to therapy.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

liên quan đến liệu pháp

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Adjective

Examples

“We have been working on nanomachines over the past decade,” Joseph Wang, chairman of nanoengineering at UCSD, said. “One of the challenges we considered is to deliver therapeutic cargo deep.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Having a positive effect on the body or mind.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

có ảnh hưởng tích cực đến cơ thể hoặc tâm trí

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Adjective

Examples

Medicine is justly distributed into prophylactic, or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic, or the art of restoring it.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A therapeutic agent

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chất có tác dụng điều trị

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “therapeutic” mean?

Of, or relating to therapy.

Is “therapeutic” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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