therapy vs correction

correction vs therapy

therapy and correction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
therapy	Yes	No	No	No
correction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, correction is a hyponym of therapy; that is, correction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than therapy:

therapy: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
correction: treatment of a specific defect

Other hyponyms of therapy include aromatherapy, chemotherapy, electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanism, heliotherapy, insolation, hormone-replacement therapy, hormone replacement therapy, HRT, immunotherapy, infrared therapy, inflation therapy, electromotive drug administration, EMDA, ionic medication, iontophoresis, iontotherapy, medication, megavitamin therapy, occupational therapy, physiatrics, physical therapy, physiotherapy, botanical medicine, herbal therapy, phytotherapy, psychotherapy, actinotherapy, irradiation, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy, shock therapy, shock treatment, speech therapy, refrigeration, thermotherapy, thrombolytic therapy.

therapy (noun)	correction (noun)
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)	the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
	treatment of a specific defect
	the act of disciplining
	a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
	a rebuke for making a mistake
	something substituted for an error
	a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

Difference between therapy and correction

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