Therapy vs. Cure

Therapynoun

Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.

Therapynoun

Specifically, psychotherapy.

Therapynoun

Healing power or quality.

Therapyverb

To treat with a therapy.

Therapyverb

To undergo a therapy.

Therapynoun

Therapeutics.

Therapynoun

(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.);

Therapy

A therapy or medical treatment (often abbreviated tx, Tx, or Tx) is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. As a rule, each therapy has indications and contraindications.

Curenoun

A method, device or medication that restores good health.

Curenoun

Act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health from disease, or to soundness after injury.

Curenoun

A solution to a problem.

Curenoun

A process of preservation, as by smoking.

Curenoun

A process of solidification or gelling.

Curenoun

(engineering) A process whereby a material is caused to form permanent molecular linkages by exposure to chemicals, heat, pressure and/or weathering.

Curenoun

(obsolete) Care, heed, or attention.

Curenoun

Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate.

Curenoun

That which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate; a curacy.

Cureverb

(transitive) To restore to health.

Cureverb

(transitive) To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.

Cureverb

(transitive) To cause to be rid of (a defect).

Cureverb

(transitive) To prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.

Cureverb

(intransitive) To bring about a cure of any kind.

Cureverb

(intransitive) To be undergoing a chemical or physical process for preservation or use.

Cureverb

(intransitive) To solidify or gel.

Cureverb

To become healed.

Cureverb

(obsolete) To pay heed; to care; to give attention.

Curenoun

Care, heed, or attention.

Curenoun

Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate; hence, that which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate; a curacy; as, to resign a cure; to obtain a cure.

Curenoun

Medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; a method of medical treatment; as, to use the water cure.

Curenoun

Act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health from disease, or to soundness after injury.

Curenoun

Means of the removal of disease or evil; that which heals; a remedy; a restorative.

Curenoun

A curate; a pardon.

Cureverb

To heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity; to make well; - said of a patient.

Cureverb

To subdue or remove by remedial means; to remedy; to remove; to heal; - said of a malady.

Cureverb

To set free from (something injurious or blameworthy), as from a bad habit.

Cureverb

To prepare for preservation or permanent keeping; to preserve, as by drying, salting, etc.; as, to cure beef or fish; to cure hay.

Cureverb

To pay heed; to care; to give attention.

Cureverb

To restore health; to effect a cure.

Cureverb

To become healed.

Curenoun

a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

Cureverb

provide a cure for, make healthy again;

Cureverb

prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve;

Cureverb

make (substances) hard and improve their usability;

Cureverb

be or become preserved;

Cureverb

relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition

Cureverb

eliminate (a disease or condition) with medical treatment

Cureverb

solve (a problem)

Cureverb

preserve (meat, fish, tobacco, or an animal skin) by salting, drying, or smoking

Cureverb

harden (rubber, plastic, concrete, etc.) after manufacture by a chemical process such as vulcanization

Cureverb

undergo hardening by a chemical process

Curenoun

a parish priest in a French-speaking country.

Cure

A cure is a substance or procedure that ends a medical condition, such as a medication, a surgical operation, a change in lifestyle or even a philosophical mindset that helps end a person's sufferings; or the state of being healed, or cured. The medical condition could be a disease, mental illness, genetic disorder, or simply a condition a person considers socially undesirable, such as baldness or lack of breast tissue.