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Therapeutic vs Pharmacologic - What's the difference?

therapeutic | pharmacologic |

As adjectives the difference between therapeutic and pharmacologic

is that therapeutic is of, or relating to therapy while pharmacologic is (pharmacology) of or having to do with pharmacology.

therapeutic

English

Alternative forms

* therapeutick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to therapy.
  • Having a positive effect on the body or mind.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
  • Therapeutic or curative physic.
  • * Isaac Watts
  • Medicine is justly distributed into prophylactic, or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic , or the art of restoring it.

    Synonyms

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    pharmacologic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (pharmacology) Of or having to do with pharmacology.
  • Synonyms

    * pharmacological