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therapeutic

therapeutic Therapeutic refers to care or actions meant to treat a condition, help cure it, or reduce its symptoms.

Therapeutic refers to care or actions meant to treat a condition, help cure it, or reduce its symptoms. In a counselling context, this can include psychotherapy as one form of therapeutic care.

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Drafting source: NCI Thesaurus. Flat export snapshot 2026-10-18. “Therapeutic Procedure” (C49236).
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