therapy vs speech therapy

speech therapy vs therapy

therapy and speech therapy both are nouns.

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

As nouns, speech therapy is a hyponym of therapy; that is, speech 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.)
speech therapy: any therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech

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 therapy, shock treatment, refrigeration, thermotherapy, thrombolytic therapy.

therapy (noun)	speech therapy (noun)
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)	any therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech

Difference between therapy and speech therapy

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.