therapeutics
therapeutics — noun
1. specific methods or techniques used to treat a disease or manage a health condit
specific methods or techniques used to treat a disease or manage a health condition — such as using particular medicines, physical exercises, or changes to a patient's diet or routine.
Dr. Talia recommended a set of modern therapeutics for managing her patient's chronic arthritis pain.
collocation: modern therapeutics / chronic pain
Kabir tried several different therapeutics before finding one that helped his sleep problems.
Joon learned about traditional Chinese therapeutics from his elderly grandmother during a visit to Taipei.
Luca's physiotherapist designed a set of daily therapeutics to strengthen his injured shoulder.
After Rodrigo's knee surgery, the hospital's standard therapeutics helped him regain full movement.
- treatments
more general everyday word for any medical care given; 'therapeutics' is slightly more formal and may refer to a planned set or system
- remedies
often suggests home-based or natural cures rather than clinical procedures
- regimens
focuses on a structured course of action (diet, exercise, medication) rather than the general methods
文法句型
therapeutics + plural verb
用法筆記
Often used with an adjective that describes the type or purpose — for example, 'modern therapeutics', 'traditional therapeutics', or 'cancer therapeutics'. The noun is plural in form and usually takes a plural verb: 'These therapeutics have shown good results.'
常見錯誤
2. the area of medical science that studies how to cure or manage illnesses by appl
the area of medical science that studies how to cure or manage illnesses by applying different forms of treatment, including drugs, surgery, and lifestyle changes.
Professor Hoa specialises in therapeutics and teaches a course on modern drug treatments.
collocation: specialises in therapeutics
Omar chose to study therapeutics because he wanted to help find cures for rare diseases.
Camila's research in therapeutics led to a new treatment for children with severe allergies.
Jenna works as an oncology nurse and studies therapeutics at a local university.
Dahlia read a textbook on therapeutics to better understand how cancer drugs target tumour cells.
- medicine
a much broader term covering all aspects of healing and healthcare, not just the study of treatment methods
- clinical medicine
focuses on direct patient care in hospital settings; narrower than 'therapeutics'
- pharmacology
specifically the study of drugs and their effects, while 'therapeutics' includes non-drug approaches as well
文法句型
therapeutics + singular verb
用法筆記
In this sense, 'therapeutics' takes a singular verb (e.g. 'Therapeutics is a core subject in medical school'). Distinguish from sense 1, where the same noun is used as a plural referring to specific methods. This field sense is typically found in academic, formal, or professional contexts.