recovery vs remedy

recovery

noun
  • A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs. 

  • The recovery of debt. 

  • The act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack, in fencing, sparring, etc. 

  • The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore 

  • The ability to recover or regain health. 

  • The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost. 

  • A return to normal health. 

  • Renewed growth after a slump. 

  • The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying. 

remedy

noun
  • The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong. 

  • Something that corrects or counteracts. 

  • A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. 

  • The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc. 

verb
  • To provide or serve as a remedy for. 

How often have the words recovery and remedy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )