A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain.

synonyms: curative, cure, remedy.

Dutch: therapeutisch, heilzaam, curatief, geneeskrachtig, remedie

Tending to cure or restore to health:
— A therapeutic agent.
— Therapeutic diets.

synonyms: alterative, curative, healing, remedial, sanative.

Roget 662: remedial; restorative etc. 660; corrective, palliative, healing; sanatory^†, sanative; prophylactic, preventative, immunizing; salutiferous etc. (salutary) 656^†; medical, medicinal; therapeutic, chirurgical [Med.], epulotic^†, paregoric, tonic, corroborant, analeptic^†, balsamic, anodyne, hypnotic, neurotic, narcotic, sedative, lenitive, demulcent^†, emollient; depuratory^†; detersive^†, detergent; abstersive^†, disinfectant, febrifugal^†, alterative; traumatic, vulnerary.    allopathic^†, heteropathic^†, homeopathic, hydropathic [Med.]; anthelmintic [Med.]; antifebrile [Med.], antiluetic^†; aperient^†, chalybeate^†, deobstruent^†, depurative^†, laxative, roborant^†.    dietetic, alimentary; nutritious, nutritive; peptic; alexipharmic^†, alexiteric^†; remediable, curable.    ... show more

Polish: leczniczy

Relating to or involved in therapy:
— Therapeutic approach to criminality.

synonym: therapeutical.

Dutch: therapeutisch
Polish: kuracyjny, terapeutyczny