1) Medical specialty 2) Medicine 
• (n.) That part of medical science which treats of the discovery and application of remedies for diseases.
treatment and care of a patient for the purpose of both preventing and combating disease or alleviating pain or injury. The term comes from the Greek ... [65 related articles]
Ther`a·peu'tics noun [ Confer French thérapeutique .] That part of medical science which treats of the discovery and application of remedies for diseases. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: thār′ă-pyū′tiks Definitions: 1. The practical branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease or disorder. Synonyms: therapeusis1, therapia2
Therapeutics: In medicine, the branch that deals specifically with the treatment of disease and the art and science of healing. In pharmacology, therapeutics accordingly refers to the use of drugs and the method of their administration in the treatment of disease. The word comes from the Greek 'therapeia' meaning 'a service, an attendance' the rela...
[n] - branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease
therapeutics 1. The science and art of healing. 2. A scientific account of the treatment of disease.
noun branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease