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occupational therapy vs therapy

therapy vs occupational therapy

occupational therapy and therapy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occupational therapy Yes No No No
therapy Yes No No No
As nouns, therapy is a hypernym of occupational therapy; that is, therapy is a word with a broader meaning than occupational therapy:
  • occupational therapy: therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functions
  • therapy: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
Other hypernyms of occupational therapy include treatment.
occupational therapy (noun) therapy (noun)
therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functions (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
Difference between occupational therapy and therapy

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