a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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In general, the course of treatment is determined by the stage of the cancer.

My situation is that one of my colleagues gives me a silent treatment.

If that proves to be correct, it should revolutionise treatment.

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In general, the course of treatment is determined by the stage of the cancer.

My situation is that one of my colleagues gives me a silent treatment.

If that proves to be correct, it should revolutionise treatment.

Watch a hippo get the royal treatment from cleaning carp.

For picking off pimples, few reliable studies exist to show clear benefits of one treatment over another.

Also features extensive exhibits on the history of the treatment of mental illness.

The dining room's focal point is not the chandelier, as is often the case, but the window treatment.

Researchers investigate a new treatment for liver cancer that could help patients too sick for traditional surgery.

Treatment goals are to slow the progression of liver damage and reduce the risk of further.

Only public colleges would be violating the law if they were found to be giving preferential treatment to men.

One treatment commonly administered with a catheter is cardiac ablation therapy.

But others argue that the treatment may be ineffective or harmful.

High-pressure treatment of tropical fruits increased their levels of some carotenoid antioxidants.

He underwent a conservation treatment by a taxidermist.

Not only does it make for a unique look, but the horizontality of this treatment balances out the height of the room.

Military-backed efforts to find an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress are making sluggish progress.

When tests show there is a kidney stone, the next step is to determine treatment.

There is no known treatment for the disease, the cause of which is unknown.

Treatment should absolutely be available in the criminal justice system, but it must also be available outside that system.

For excessively tarnished silver, use more than one treatment.

Some bacteria at sewage treatment plants are becoming resistant to antibiotics and winding up in the environment.

The procedure was used-and in retrospect greatly overused-as a treatment for a wide range of psychiatric disorders.

Give plain gift wrap the star treatment with tropical star fruit stamping.

But that same dearth of treatment options means that even a carefully monitored lab experiment can pose a fatal threat.

Migraine treatment involves both treating acute attacks when they occur and developing preventive strategies for reducing.

Although some respondents were in treatment for a mental-health disorder, the majority were not.

Drug courts take arrested addicts and put them in intensive, supervised treatment rather than prison.

Some researchers say the technique could be applied to treatment of.

At-home treatment for wrinkles has come a long way.

Some cannons that hadn't undergone chemical treatment were barely recognizable.

Her crop still feels enlarged, but it's not nearly so hard as it was before her treatment at the vet.

Her family couldn't afford it, and hospital administrators said they would stop treatment without payment.

Treatment for infertility should first address any underlying medical condition that may be contributing to fertility problems.

Depressive symptoms in criminal offenders in early coercive substance abuse treatment.

The cost of treatment is becoming ever more prohibitive for the poor.

In many parts of the world where sewage treatment is lacking, raw human waste spills into the open sea.

Popular demand for an unproved surgical treatment for multiple sclerosis shows the growing.

Over the next decade he twice ended up in a state treatment facility for alcoholics.

Give a random collection of art pieces museum-worthy treatment.

Manning's treatment during his detention has been the subject of intense criticism.

The goal of treatment is to correct the narrowing and help bile flow normally from the liver into the intestine.

Pachon might not have merited that star treatment if he were judged in narrow academic terms.

Treatment is fine yes, and soldiers should be thanked for their service.

So sometimes the treatment was worse than the original illness.

Lifesaving cancer treatment may cost patients their neurons.

Why would u ever come back to this type of treatment.

But you'll have to give the plants slightly better treatment to keep them going.

The treatment significantly decreases spinal cord loss when administered within this narrow time frame.

Deciding which treatment is best for patients with symptoms of dyspepsia or peptic ulcer disease depends on a number of factors.

They also said they deserved better treatment as foreign students who pay full fees at the university.

First, although randomised trials work well for drugs, it is harder to test other sorts of treatment with them.

But the researchers are optimistic that their treatment can be used for many other types of cancer.

Experimental treatment does not halt fatal complication of bone-marrow transplant.

It provides an alibi for health insurance companies so they don't have to pay for treatment for these sick kids.

Note that plants in peat pots receive a slightly different treatment.

Treatment requires insulin injections and relentless hour-by-hour diet control.

Treatment may involve blood transfusions in the first year of life to treat anemia.

We need them not primarily as a way to police people but as a way to protect them from unfair treatment.

Now it seems that treatment and prevention will come in the same pill.

In fact, the substance could possibly aid in the treatment of depression and multiple sclerosis.

Children who receive unequal treatment are more likely to grow into depressed adults.

He or she should do it tableside, so you can monitor its treatment.

No other well-studied and effective antibiotic treatment options or combinations currently are available.

Treatment for sleep apnea depends on the severity of the problem.

I've noticed a small, negative correlation between school prestige and treatment of job applicants.

There is already a targeted treatment for this disease.

Nielsen persevered with the chemotherapy, however, completing several rounds of treatment with the air-dropped drugs.

Researchers have perfected a method of taking a small sample of incoming sewage at a water treatment plant and extracting the.

Broccoli gets an unusual treatment in this delicious sauce–it cooks with olive oil and garlic slowly until broken down into.

Many doctors will make a tentative diagnosis based on their observations and begin treatment pending the results from a culture.

The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis involves medications and lifestyle changes.

Leary was a threat to himself and, accordingly, ensured that he received adequate treatment at the hospital.

Count the shifting number of messengers, then, and you can see the effects on the genes of a course of treatment.

Proponents say the information could revolutionize medical diagnosis and treatment.

Seasonal affective disorder--the winter blues--can be lifted with bright light, as long as treatment is timed properly.

My mother, a nurse, kept a bottle of this astringent around as a topical treatment for everything from acne to hemorrhoids.

The treatment is showing signs of protecting people's hearing when taken.

The primary objectives for treatment of sinusitis are reduction of swelling, eradication of infection.

The treatment of women by the ultra-orthodox is one.

The hospital's nurses laughed when she complained about this treatment.

The potential treatment relies not on diets, medications, or workouts but on tricks played on the mind.

Clinical trials hint that treatment strategy is not a dead end.

The discovery's first application will probably be in treatment of the severe sleep disorder narcolepsy.

Treatment involves surgery to remove the cancer cells.

And this should be taken into account when one is considering treatment.

The industrialisation of patient care often depersonalises the process of treatment.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that acupuncture is an effective treatment for a host of ailments in animals.

But a novel procedure can keep motherhood on ice without delaying treatment.

The best chemotherapy modern medicine has to offer is not necessarily the best treatment for every cancer patient.

Cervix cryosurgery is a surgical treatment to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue in the cervix.

Readers debate whether tenure or treatment of employees with mental illnesses played a role in the incident.

Such information interests more than patients and those directly involved in their treatment.

As always, a few words in the local language usually result in more favorable treatment.

New research indicates that a cavity-fighting treatment could be risky if overused.

Their discoveries could bring the treatment closer to.

The goal of treatment is to reduce the thickness of the blood and prevent bleeding and clotting.

If that turns out to be so, it will affect the understanding and treatment of mental illness.

The clinic's staff also provided treatment for mange and vaccinations.

Treatment strengthened weak paws without causing cancer.

Thalidomide was an effective sedative, but it was also promising as a treatment for pregnant women because it quelled.

Recent discoveries are suggesting much-needed strategies for improving prevention and treatment.

Belief is powerful medicine, even if the treatment itself is a sham.

Images of a human heart showing increased blood flow after treatment with shock wave therapy.

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World English Dictionary

treatment (ˈtriːtmənt)

—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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Idioms & Phrases

treatment

see red carpet (treatment).

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