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ther·a·pist 'ther-ə-pəst n a person specializing in therapy esp one trained in methods of treatment and rehabilitation other than the use of drugs or surgery
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ther·a·pist (therґə-pist) [Gr. therapeutēs one who attends to the sick] a person skilled in the treatment of disease; often combined with a term indicating the specific type of disorder treated (as speech t.) or a particular type of treatment rendered (as physical t.).Medical dictionary. 2011.