treatment
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mənt 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, especially with reference to style.
5.
subjection to some agent or action.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | the application of medicines, surgery, psychotherapy, etc, to a patient or to a disease or symptom |
| 2. | the manner of handling or dealing with a person or thing, as in a literary or artistic work |
| 3. | the act, practice, or manner of treating |
| 4. | films an expansion of a script into sequence form, indicating camera angles, dialogue, etc |
| 5. | slang the treatment the usual manner of dealing with a particular type of person (esp in the phrase give someone the (full) treatment) |
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Medical Dictionary
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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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Medical treatment, or even diagnostic examination, can cause adverse effects in a patient.
Whether a treatment is conventional or alternative, the medical profession should be doing what works.
Medical treatment which prolongs life for eighteen months is not normally regarded as futile.
It sounds medieval, but more and more people believe we're at the forefront of a revolutionary new kind of medical treatment.
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