therapy vs heliotherapy

heliotherapy vs therapy

therapy and heliotherapy both are nouns.

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

As nouns, heliotherapy is a hyponym of therapy; that is, heliotherapy 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.)
heliotherapy: therapeutic exposure to sunlight

Other hyponyms of therapy include aromatherapy, chemotherapy, correction, electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanism, 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)	heliotherapy (noun)
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)	therapeutic exposure to sunlight

Difference between therapy and heliotherapy

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