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薬物療法 (やくぶつりょうほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

薬やく物ぶつ療りょう法ほう

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Meanings

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noun

pharmacotherapy; drug therapy; medication

medicine

Medical term for treatment using drugs; used in clinical contexts.

この病びょう気きには薬やく物ぶつ療りょう法ほうが効こう果か的てきです。
Pharmacotherapy is effective for this disease.

薬やく

物ぶつ

療りょう

法ほう

と

並へい

行こう

し

て

リハビリ

も

行おこな

い

ます

。

We will also conduct rehabilitation alongside drug therapy.

Kanji

薬medicine, chemical, enamel
物thing, object, matter
療heal, cure
法method, law, rule

Similar words

投とう薬やく
投薬 refers to the act of administering medication, while 薬物療法 is the broader concept of treatment using drugs.
化か学がく療りょう法ほう
化学療法 specifically refers to chemotherapy (often for cancer), whereas 薬物療法 is a general term for any drug-based treatment.

Etymology

Compound of 薬物 (drug, medicine) and 療法 (therapy, treatment).