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paratherapy

paratherapy noun: the work done by a paratherapist.

Noun

paratherapy (countable and uncountable, plural paratherapies)

  1. The work done by a paratherapist.
  2. Any alternative therapeutic practice taking place outside of the usual clinical environment.

Forms of paratherapy

pluralparatherapies

Origin of paratherapy

From para- + therapy.

Questions about paratherapy

What does paratherapy mean?
Paratherapy means the work done by a paratherapist.
What part of speech is paratherapy?
Paratherapy is a noun.
What is the plural of paratherapy?
The plural of paratherapy is paratherapies.

Words near paratherapy in the dictionary

  1. parathelphusids
  2. paratherapeutic
  3. paratherapies
  4. paratherapist
  5. paratherapists
  6. paratherapy
  7. parathermic
  8. paratheses
  9. parathesis
  10. parathetic
  11. parathetically

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