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n. 1. small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; distributed from Arabia to Africa.
Syn. -- Acocanthera, genus Acocanthera, genus Acokanthera [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Aero- + therapeutics. ] (Med.) Treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases. AS [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality.
Syn. -- genus Antheraea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. (Botany) capable of fertilizing female organs.
Syn. -- staminate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. balneum bath + Gr. qerapey`ein to heal. ] The treatment of disease by baths. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to chemotherapy; using chemotherapy; having properties beneficial for chemotherapy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness); -- also used especially in reference to the use of chemicals to treat cancer. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. (Med.) The branch of medical science which treats of the applications agent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Obs. ] See Furtherance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of furthering or helping forward; promotion; advancement; progress. [ 1913 Webster ]

I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your
furthersnce and joy of faith. Phil. i. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]

Built of furtherance and pursuing, Not of spent deeds, but of doing. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being gathered or collected; deducible from premises. [ R. ] Godwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hydro-, 1 + therapeutics. ] (Med.) A system of treating disease by baths and mineral waters. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Hydro-, 1 + therapy. ] (Med.) See Hydropathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Not bearing anthers; -- said of sterile stamens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the nature of an isothere; indicating the distribution of temperature by means of an isothere; as, an isotheral chart or line. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; motion + &unr_; to heal. ] (Med.) See Kinesiatrics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who accepts or adheres to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Eccl. Hist.) Of or pertaining to Luther; adhering to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran Church. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of wildflowers of Western North America.
Syn. -- genus Machaeranthera. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Med.) The treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. metallum metal + E. therapy. ] (Med.) Treatment of disease by applying metallic plates to the surface of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The genus of large felines including the lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; and saber-toothed tigers.
Syn. -- genus Panthera. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Med.) The application of light for therapeutic purposes, esp. for treating diseases of the skin. -- Pho`to*the*rap"ic Pho`to*ther`a*peu"tic a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

pos>n. Therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and so on.
Syn. -- physical therapy, physiatrics. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; air + therapy. ] (Med.) The treatment of disease by inhalations of compressed or rarefied air. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Psycho- + therapeutics. ] (Med.) The treatment of disease by acting on the mind, as by suggestion; mind cure; psychotherapy. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Psycho- + therapy. ] (Med.) Psychotherapeutics. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Radio- + therapy. ] (Med.) Treatment of disease by means of x-rays or radioactivity. Radiotherapy of cancer is based on the fact that cancer cells are more sensitive to radiation than most other cells in the body. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. (Med.) (a) Serum-therapy. (b) The whey cure. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Med.) The treatment of disease by the injection of blood serum from immune animals. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; (pl. &unr_;) an attendant, servant, physician. See Therapeutic. ] (Eccl. Hist.) A name given to certain ascetics said to have anciently dwelt in the neighborhood of Alexandria. They are described in a work attributed to Philo, the genuineness and credibility of which are now much discredited. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the Therapeutae. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ F. thérapeutique, Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; attendant, servant, &unr_; to serve, take care of, treat medically, &unr_; attendant, servant. ] (Med.) Of or pertaining to the healing art; concerned in discovering and applying remedies for diseases; curative. “Therapeutic or curative physic.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Medicine is justly distributed into “prophylactic, ” or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic, or the art of restoring it. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. thérapeutique. ] That part of medical science which treats of the discovery and application of remedies for diseases. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in therapeutics, or the discovery and application of remedies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Therapeutics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Thermo- + therapy. ] (Med.) Treatment of disease by heat, esp. by hot air. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]