therapeutics
noun
ther·a·peu·tics
ˌther-ə-ˈpyü-tiks 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a branch of medical science dealing with the application of remedies to diseases
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Under his watch, vaccination rates climbed beyond 75% of all adults fully vaccinated to date, but the administration also failed to procure sufficient tests and therapeutics for the omicron surge.
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Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 23 Jan. 2023
Such work continues but has not yet reached the point of human clinical trials or marketed therapeutics.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
But several new therapeutics for Parkinson’s and other synucleinopathies are being developed, and many neurologists believe early intervention could be crucial.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2023
Although there are therapeutics and a vaccine against another type of Ebola virus, Ebola Zaire, there are no such treatments or protections against Ebola Sudan.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 11 Jan. 2023
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Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 23 Jan. 2023
Such work continues but has not yet reached the point of human clinical trials or marketed therapeutics.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
But several new therapeutics for Parkinson’s and other synucleinopathies are being developed, and many neurologists believe early intervention could be crucial.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2023
Although there are therapeutics and a vaccine against another type of Ebola virus, Ebola Zaire, there are no such treatments or protections against Ebola Sudan.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 11 Jan. 2023
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“Therapeutics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/therapeutics. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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therapeutics
noun
ther·a·peu·tics
ˌther-ə-ˈpyüt-iks
: a branch of medical science dealing with the use of remedies
Medical Definition
therapeutics
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
ther·a·peu·tics
ˌther-ə-ˈpyüt-iks
: a branch of medical science dealing with the application of remedies to diseases
cancer therapeutics
called also therapeusis
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