therapy vs electrotherapy

electrotherapy vs therapy

therapy and electrotherapy both are nouns.

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

As nouns, electrotherapy is a hyponym of therapy; that is, electrotherapy 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.)
electrotherapy: the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)

Other hyponyms of therapy include aromatherapy, chemotherapy, correction, electric healing, electrical healing, 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)	electrotherapy (noun)
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)	the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)

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