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treat⋅ment

[treet-muhnt]
–noun
1. an act or manner of treating.
2. action or behavior toward a person, animal, etc.
3. management in the application of medicines, surgery, etc.
4. literary or artistic handling, esp. with reference to style.
5. subjection to some agent or action.
6. Movies, Television. a preliminary outline of a film or teleplay laying out the key scenes, characters, and locales.

Origin:
1550–60; treat + -ment


1. handling, management, conduct, approach.
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Main Entry: post·treat·ment
Pronunciation: (')pOst-'trEt-m&nt
Function: adjective
: relating to, typical of, or occurring in the periodfollowing treatment <posttreatment examinations> —posttreatment adverb

Main Entry: treat·ment
Pronunciation: 'trEt-m&nt
Function: noun
1 : the action or manner of treating a patient medically or surgicallytreatment of tuberculosis> treatment>
2 : an instance of treating treatments>
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treatment treat·ment (trēt'mənt)
n.
Administration or application of remedies to a patient or for a disease or an injury; medicinal or surgical management; therapy.

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