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paratherapeutic

paratherapeutic adjective: relating to paratherapy.

Adjective

paratherapeutic (comparative more paratherapeutic, superlative most paratherapeutic)

  1. Relating to paratherapy.
  2. Serving a therapeutic purpose but located outside of the clinical therapy establishment.
    • […] paratherapeutic spaces (inside toilets, corridors, kitchens and parks), to find a safe place where they cannot be overheard, be seen crying, even be seen meeting!2018, Sue Jennings, Dramatherapy: Theory and Practice, volume 3

Forms of paratherapeutic

comparativemore paratherapeutic
superlativemost paratherapeutic

Origin of paratherapeutic

From para- + therapeutic.

Questions about paratherapeutic

What does paratherapeutic mean?
Paratherapeutic means relating to paratherapy.
What part of speech is paratherapeutic?
Paratherapeutic is an adjective.

Words near paratherapeutic in the dictionary

  1. parathecia
  2. parathecial
  3. parathecium
  4. parathelphusid
  5. parathelphusids
  6. paratherapeutic
  7. paratherapies
  8. paratherapist
  9. paratherapists
  10. paratherapy
  11. parathermic

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