non-therapeutic
adjective
(alsonontherapeutic)uk/ˌnɒn.θer.əˈpjuː.tɪk/us/ˌnɑːn.θer.əˈpjuː.t̬ɪk/medicalspecialized
nothelpingtotreatanillness:
Use of thesedrugsin non-therapeuticsituationsis coming underevergreaterscrutiny.
Although veryinteresting, thiskindofresearchis non-therapeutic and willbringnoobviousbenefittopatients.
- There has been aworryingincreasein the nontherapeutic use of opioidsamongstallagegroups.
- Most non-therapeuticsurgicalproceduresonpeopleunder theageof 18 arebannedin thiscountry.
- Theauthoritiescan only use thisgeneticinformationfor non-therapeuticpurposesinexceptionalcircumstances.
Medical treatment: general words
- allopathic
- biosurgery
- co-administration
- detoxify
- elective
- light therapy
- medically
- modality
- muti
- nasal spray
- orthopaedic
- pathway
- prehabilitation
- primary care
- radical
- radically
- reconstructive
- social prescribing
- soothing
- surgical