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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