therapy
noun/ˈθerəpi/
(plural therapies)
Слово англійською: therapy
Переклад therapy українською: лікування, терапія
Детальний опис
- [uncountable, countable] the treatment of a physical problem or an illness
- He is receiving therapy for cancer.
- Most leukaemia patients undergo some sort of drug therapy (= treatment using drugs).
- alternative/complementary therapies (= treatments that do not use traditional drugs)
- new cancer therapies
- They recommend exercise therapy for patients with chronic back pain.
Collocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming illsee also chemotherapy, combination therapy, gene therapy, hormone replacement therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physiotherapy, radiotherapy, speech therapy- catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
- get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
- contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
- be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
- develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
- have a heart attack/a stroke
- provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
- block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
- damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
- feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
- have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
- suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/nausea/bouts of depression/post-traumatic stress disorder
- be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
- battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
- examine a patient
- diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
- be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
- prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
- treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
- have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
- have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
- cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
- prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
- be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
- enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
- (also psychotherapy)[uncountable] the treatment of problems with somebody's mental health by talking with them
- in therapy She's in therapy.
- I went into therapy because my doctor suggested it.
- the use of hypnosis as a form of therapy
- a therapy group/session
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from modern Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia ‘healing’, from therapeuein ‘minister to, treat medically’.