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treatment - 6 dictionary results

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.
treat·ment   (trēt'mənt)   
n.  
    1. The act, manner, or method of handling or dealing with someone or something: "the right to equal treatment in the criminal and juvenile justice system" (Susan C. Ross).
    2. Informal The usual methods of dealing with a given situation: gave the opposing team the treatment.
    3. Administration or application of remedies to a patient or for a disease or injury; medicinal or surgical management; therapy.
    4. The substance or remedy so applied.
    5. A written sketch outlining the plot, characters, and action for a screenplay but not including certain elements of a finished screenplay, such as camera directions and dialogue.
    6. An adaptation of a novel or other literary work that serves as the basis for a screenplay.
    1. Administration or application of remedies to a patient or for a disease or injury; medicinal or surgical management; therapy.
    2. The substance or remedy so applied.
    3. A written sketch outlining the plot, characters, and action for a screenplay but not including certain elements of a finished screenplay, such as camera directions and dialogue.
    4. An adaptation of a novel or other literary work that serves as the basis for a screenplay.
    1. A written sketch outlining the plot, characters, and action for a screenplay but not including certain elements of a finished screenplay, such as camera directions and dialogue.
    2. An adaptation of a novel or other literary work that serves as the basis for a screenplay.

Treatment

Treat"ment\, n. [Cf. F. traitement. See Treat.]

1. The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.

2. Entertainment; treat. [Obs.]

Accept such treatment as a swain affords. --Pope.
Language Translation for : treatment
Spanish: trato; tratamiento,
German: die Behandlung,
Japanese: 取扱い

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>

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.

treatment

see red carpet (treatment).

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