therapeutic Definition

of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative, medicinal

having a beneficial effect on the body or mind

producing a useful or favorable result or effect

a measure of the relative desirability of a drug for the attaining of a particular medical end that is usually expressed as the ratio of the largest dose producing no toxic symptoms to the smallest dose routinely producing cures

a technique in alternative medicine that involves passing the hands over the body of the person being treated and that is held to induce relaxation, reduce pain, and promote healing

less than therapeutic : having, using, or being a dose that is below what is used for treating disease or producing an optimal therapeutic effect