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treat⋅ment

  [treet-muhnt]
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–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

Synonyms:
1. handling, management, conduct, approach.
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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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

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>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Idioms & Phrases

treatment

see red carpet (treatment).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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