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therapeutic

[ther-uh-pyoo-tik] / ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪk /


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Levels of the therapeutic protein increased nearly ninefold, while indicators of liver damage and inflammation dropped to near-normal levels.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 13, 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

Again, not a word about the coercive therapeutic context in which vulnerable minors will be subjected to those “ideas” and pressed to implement them.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

This suggested that phosphorus would be a better carrier of therapeutic radiation than radio-sodium, since the latter distributes itself all through the body as salt, attenuating its effect.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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