Definition

1. Noun:

   • Therapy / Treatment: A systematic process or method used to cure, heal, or manage a disease, injury, or mental health condition. It focuses on the application of specific techniques to restore health.
   • Therapeutics: The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment of diseases and the action of remedial agents.

2. Verb (less common):

   • To treat / To apply therapy: To administer care or a therapeutic procedure to a patient.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Vật lý trị liệu là một chuyên khoa quan trọng. (Physical therapy is an important specialty.)
  • Bác sĩ đã thay đổi phác đồ trị liệu cho bệnh nhân. (The doctor changed the patient's treatment regimen.)
• Verb:
  • Các bác sĩ đang nỗ lực trị liệu cho cô ấy. (The doctors are striving to treat her.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tâm lý trị liệu": Psychotherapy.

  • Anh ấy đang tham gia các buổi tâm lý trị liệu. (He is attending psychotherapy sessions.)

• "Trị liệu tại chỗ": Local therapy/treatment.

  • Bệnh nhân được chỉ định trị liệu tại chỗ. (The patient was prescribed local treatment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Điều trị (v/n): To treat / treatment. Often used more broadly than "trị liệu," which can imply a more specific therapeutic method.

  • Bệnh viện này điều trị nhiều loại bệnh. (This hospital treats many types of diseases.)

• Liệu pháp (n): Therapy, regimen. Frequently used in compound terms similar to "trị liệu."

  • Liệu pháp hành vi nhận thức rất hiệu quả. (Cognitive behavioral therapy is very effective.)

Synonyms

• Treatment: The management and care of a patient to combat disease or disorder.
• Therapy: Remedial treatment of bodily, mental, or social disorders.
• Cure: A means of healing or restoring to health.

Related Idioms

• Trăm phương ngàn kế trị liệu: (To try) countless treatment methods; to explore every possible therapy.
  • Gia đình đã trăm phương ngàn kế trị liệu cho con. (The family tried every treatment method possible for their child.)