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therapeutic

[ther-uh-pyoo-tik] / ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪk /


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Pakistan has one of the highest rates of therapeutic injections in the world, many of them medically unnecessary.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

This includes identifying biomarkers that can be used to track the disease and developing new therapeutic targets that could lead to more effective treatments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

In “Our Diaries, Ourselves,” the Chicago-based journalist offers tidbits from her daybooks while exploring the history, practices and therapeutic promise of what she has come to call Diary-land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Peptide drugs, on the other hand, are manufactured to last longer in the body to create a therapeutic response, such as controlling appetite or promoting the growth of new blood vessels, bone density or muscle.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The media tend to present each new procedure as though it represented a breakthrough and therapeutic triumph, instead of the makeshift that it really is.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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