n, pl  -pies  :  therapeutic treatment: as  a  :  remedial treatment of mental or bodily disorder - see ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY PHYSICAL THERAPY PSYCHOTHERAPY RESPIRATORY THERAPY SPEECH THERAPY   b  :  an agency (as treatment) designed or serving to bring about rehabilitation or social adjustment - see OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY  .
 
 
 
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