"occupational therapy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: occupational therapies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} occupational therapy (usually uncountable, plural occupational therapies)
  1. The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (therapeutic practice): teràpia ocupacional [feminine] (Catalan), ergoteràpia [feminine] (Catalan), 職能治療 (Chinese Mandarin), 职能治疗 (zhínéng zhìliáo) (Chinese Mandarin), 職業治療 (Chinese Mandarin), 职业治疗 (zhíyè zhìliáo) (Chinese Mandarin), 作業治療 (Chinese Mandarin), 作业治疗 (zuòyè zhìliáo) (Chinese Mandarin), työterapia (Finnish), ergothérapie [feminine] (French), thérapie par le travail [feminine] (French), thérapie occupationnelle [feminine] (French), Ergotherapie [feminine] (German), Beschäftigungstherapie [feminine] (German), terapi okupasi (Indonesian), ergoterapia [feminine] (Italian), terapi carakerja (Malay), terapia zajęciowa [feminine] (Polish), трудотерапи́я (trudoterapíja) [feminine] (Russian), teiripe ghnìomhachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), terapia ocupacional [feminine] (Spanish), arbetsterapi [common-gender] (Swedish), ерготерапія (erhoterapija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-occupational_therapy-en-noun-K0vmMU8N Disambiguation of 'therapeutic practice': 80 13 7
  2. (ironic) Busy work. Tags: ironic, uncountable, usually Derived forms: occupational therapist
    Sense id: en-occupational_therapy-en-noun-n9wcJgye Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 69 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 66 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 72 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 77 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 73 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 17 64 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 76 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 17 64 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 56 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 65 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 76 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 15 65 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 74 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 73 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 16 66 17
  3. (psychiatry, education, mental health) Sensory play for children often involving an obstacle course to relieve stress while the therapist works to nurture the patient's basic life skills. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Education, Mental health, Psychiatry Synonyms: OT
    Sense id: en-occupational_therapy-en-noun-tlo3FIiU Topics: education, human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences

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