therapy vs shock therapy

shock therapy vs therapy

therapy and shock therapy both are nouns.

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

As nouns, shock therapy is a hyponym of therapy; that is, shock therapy 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.)
shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions

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, iontophoresis, iontotherapy, medication, megavitamin therapy, occupational therapy, physiatrics, physical therapy, physiotherapy, botanical medicine, herbal therapy, phytotherapy, psychotherapy, actinotherapy, irradiation, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy, shock treatment, speech therapy, refrigeration, thermotherapy, thrombolytic therapy.

therapy (noun)	shock therapy (noun)
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)	treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions

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