therapeutics (C1)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks/
Definition
The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease and the action of remedial agents.
Examples
The new drug showed promising results in early therapeutics trials.
Preventative therapeutics are as important as curative ones.
How to Use therapeutics
- therapeutics for (prepositional phrase)
- Used to specify the condition or disease that the treatment is intended for. — "The research focuses on developing therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease."
- therapeutics in (prepositional phrase)
- Used to indicate the area or field where the treatment is applied. — "Significant progress has been made in therapeutics in oncology."
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