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therapeutics

American  
[ther-uh-pyoo-tiks] / ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of medicine concerned with the remedial treatment of disease.


therapeutics British  
/ ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease

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Etymology

Origin of therapeutics

First recorded in 1665–75; therapeutic, -ics

Example Sentences

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"If we can recreate what's going wrong in the brain to generate that signal, then we can work with our collaborators to test therapeutics that might be able to correct the problem."

From Science Daily

"Seeing an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in this new group of people with obesity, who were not considered to have obesity before, brings up interesting questions about obesity medications and other therapeutics."

From Science Daily

"This is the first time that it has been shown that we can increase immune cell activation in glioblastoma tumors when we deliver nanoscale therapeutics from the nose to the brain," Mahajan said.

From Science Daily

Its new generation of therapeutics supports a more positive long-term outlook.

From Barron's

Through the acquisition, Novartis is also gaining access to a new class of RNA therapeutics, called antibody oligonucleotide conjugate, with a platform that enables delivering RNA therapy to muscle, UBS says.

From The Wall Street Journal