occupational therapy
The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of…The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.
» Demand for occupational therapy has surged in recent years.
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3 senses(uncountable, usually)The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.
Ergotherapie, Beschäftigungstherapie
трудотерапи́яtrudoterapíja
ерготерапіяerhoterapija
(ironic, uncountable, usually)Busy work.
(uncountable, usually)Sensory play for children often involving an obstacle course to relieve stress while the therapist works to nurture the patient's basic life skills.
- therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functions
Examples
3 sentencesDemand for occupational therapy has surged in recent years.
Yanni continued doing occupational therapy for the whole summer.
Yanni hated occupational therapy.
Translations
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Forms
plural: occupational therapies| Singular | occupational therapy |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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