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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
therapy
/ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi/
noun
treatment intended to help fix your problem or medical illness
- “Part of her treatment required that she undergo radiation therapy.”Tatoeba
- “This type of comment has no place in therapy.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)