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terapéutico

therapeutic

adjective teh-rah-PEH-oo-tee-koh Rare

Origin: Greek therapeutikos (of healing service).

Usage Note

Terapéutico describes anything relating to therapy or healing treatment: efecto terapéutico, valor terapéutico. In informal registers it is used loosely to describe any activity felt to be calming or restorative (cocinar tiene algo terapéutico). The noun form is terapéutica (the science of treatment) or simply terapia (therapy). The feminine form is terapéutica.

Examples

"El yoga tiene un efecto terapéutico probado."

Natural Translation

Yoga has a proven therapeutic effect.

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