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Definition of therapeutic : 1. Alt. of Therapeutical
2. One of the Therapeutae.

Synonyms:

remedy, alterative, cure, therapeutical, restorative, remediation, redress, sanative, health, healthful

healing, corrective, pharmaceutical, medicated, medicinal, remedial, curative, germicidal, tonic

Usage examples:

• This method of inflation has only a limited application and is of little therapeutic value. - "Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.", Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson.
• In modern times we no longer attribute disease, misfortune, or madness to devils, not because these phenomena have ceased, but because we have a different theory of their origin, which, on the whole, produces more satisfactory therapeutic results than the theory of possession. - "Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity", Kirsopp Lake.
• When performed to restore health the operation is called therapeutic abortion. - "The Prospective Mother A Handbook for Women During Pregnancy", J. Morris Slemons.