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Noun: therapeutics  ,the-ru'pyoo-tiks
  1. Branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease
    "Therapeutics encompasses a wide range of treatment modalities"
Noun: therapeutic  ,the-ru'pyoo-tik
  1. A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieves pain
    "The new antibiotic proved to be an effective therapeutic for the infection";
    - remedy, curative, cure

Type of: med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Part of: intervention, treatment

Encyclopedia: Therapeutics

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