polytherapy
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]polytherapy (usually uncountable, plural polytherapies)
- (medicine) The use of several therapies to treat a single condition, such as multiple drugs or multiple modalities.
- Hyponym: polypharmacy
- Near-synonym: cotherapy
- In severe cases, polytherapy is indicated (including corticosteroids, analgesics, arthroplasty, physical therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy).
Related terms
[edit]- multitherapy (adj)
- polytherapeutic (adj)
See also
[edit]- multidrug (adj)
- multimodality (adj)