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therapeutic, therapeusis, therapeutical
Pertaining to therapeutics, or to the art of healing; curative.
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therap-, -therapeutic[s], -therapeutically, -therapy, -therapies, -therapist
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(medicinal plants discovered by traditional societies)
(therapeutic applications to the feet for greater health)
(Greek: heal, cure; treatment; service done to the sick, [a waiting on])
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“therapeutic”
Removal of unwanted or pathological components from a patient's blood by means of a continuous-flow separator: "The therapeutic apheresis is similar to the process of hemodialysis, because detoxified blood is returned to the patient."
"The removal of cellular material is termed cytapheresis; leukapheresis describes the removal of leukocytes only. Plasmapheresis, also called plasma exchange, involves removal of noncellular materials."
Therapeutic aspharesis has been used to treat blood hyperviscosity, cold agglutinin hemolytic anemia, posttransfusion purpura, thkrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, myasthenia gravis, sickle cell anemia, Guillain-Barre syndrome, familial hypercholesterolemia, and even certain drug overdoses."
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apheresis, aphaeresis (singular); aphereses, aphaereses (plural)
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therapeutic electrode
1. An electrode used for the introduction of medicines through the skin by ionization.
2. An electrode filled with therapeutic agents.
2. An electrode filled with therapeutic agents.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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