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Definition of Treatment
1. Noun. Care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury).
Exact synonyms: Intervention
Generic synonyms: Aid, Attention, Care, Tending
Specialized synonyms: Medical Aid, Medical Care, Massage, Modality, Detoxification, Chiropractic, Fomentation, Naturopathy, Naprapathy, Orthodontic Treatment, Orthoptics, Osteopathy, Osteoclasis, Acupuncture, Stylostixis, Acupressure, G-jo, Shiatsu, Autogenic Therapy, Autogenic Training, Autogenics, Hydropathy, Hydrotherapy, Rest-cure
Terms within: Curative, Cure, Remedy, Therapeutic
Derivative terms: Treat
Generic synonyms: Aid, Attention, Care, Tending
Specialized synonyms: Medical Aid, Medical Care, Massage, Modality, Detoxification, Chiropractic, Fomentation, Naturopathy, Naprapathy, Orthodontic Treatment, Orthoptics, Osteopathy, Osteoclasis, Acupuncture, Stylostixis, Acupressure, G-jo, Shiatsu, Autogenic Therapy, Autogenic Training, Autogenics, Hydropathy, Hydrotherapy, Rest-cure
Terms within: Curative, Cure, Remedy, Therapeutic
Derivative terms: Treat
2. Noun. The management of someone or something. "The right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"
Exact synonyms: Handling
Generic synonyms: Direction, Management
Specialized synonyms: Bioremediation, Dealing
Derivative terms: Handle, Treat
Generic synonyms: Direction, Management
Specialized synonyms: Bioremediation, Dealing
Derivative terms: Handle, Treat
3. Noun. A manner of dealing with something artistically. "His treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture"
4. Noun. An extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic. "His treatment of the race question is badly biased"
Exact synonyms: Discourse, Discussion
Generic synonyms: Communicating, Communication
Specialized synonyms: Detail, Dilation, Consideration, Talk, Elaboration, Enlargement, Expansion
Derivative terms: Discourse, Discuss, Treat
Generic synonyms: Communicating, Communication
Specialized synonyms: Detail, Dilation, Consideration, Talk, Elaboration, Enlargement, Expansion
Derivative terms: Discourse, Discuss, Treat
Definition of Treatment
1. n. The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.
Definition of Treatment
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Medical Definition of Treatment
1. Medical or surgical management of a patient. See: therapy, therapeutics. Origin: Fr. Traitement (see treat) (05 Mar 2000)