therapy vs iontophoresis

iontophoresis vs therapy

therapy and iontophoresis both are nouns.

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

As nouns, iontophoresis is a hyponym of therapy; that is, iontophoresis 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.)
iontophoresis: therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues

Other hyponyms of therapy include aromatherapy, chemotherapy, correction, 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, 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)	iontophoresis (noun)
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)	therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues

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