terapia

Definitions of terapia
  1. noun
    care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
    synonyms: terapéutica
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    atención médica
    professional treatment for illness or injury
    amasamiento, fricción, friega, masaje, quiromasaje
    kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
    desintoxicación
    a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
    quiromasaje
    a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure
    naturopatía
    a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process
    acupuntura
    treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
    digitopuntura, shiatsu
    treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
    hidroterapia, termalismo
    the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
    cura de reposo
    rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.
    hospitalización
    placing in medical care in a hospital
    irrigación
    (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
    vendaje
    the act of applying a bandage
    inyección
    the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
    sangría
    formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
    desintoxicación
    treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)
    desinfección
    treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms
    anticoagulación
    the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood
    alopatía
    the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
    homeopatía
    a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated
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    atención, cuidado
    the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
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