therapeutic effect
Medicinal positive outcome
A therapeutic effect is a beneficial outcome resulting from medical treatment or intervention—the healing, symptom relief, or improvement that a drug, procedure, or therapy produces.
The term appears in clinical contexts to distinguish genuine medical benefits from side effects or placebo responses: The therapeutic effect of the medication became apparent after two weeks.
Beyond medicine, the phrase describes anything with healing or restorative qualities: the therapeutic effect of a long walk in nature.
- healingRestoration of health
- healing touchRestorative physical contact
- reliefEasing of distress
- pain reliefEasing of discomfort
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
remedy · cure · treatment · recovery · wellness · mind body · medicinal · restorative · calming · stress relief · balm · dosage · placebo · symptom · comfort · feel better · prescription · beneficial
therapeutic effectadverse effect
Unwanted harmful treatment outcome
toxic effect · side effect · adverse reaction · toxicity · poisoning
therapeutic effectdeterioration
Process of declining quality
worsening · disease progression · exacerbation · harm · decline
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