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Treatment

/ˈtɹiːtmənt/

The process or manner of treating someone or something.

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📖 Definitions of "Treatment"

noun

1
The process or manner of treating someone or something.
"He still has nightmares resulting from the treatment he received from his captors."
2
Medical care for an illness or injury.
"A treatment or cure is applied after a medical problem has already started."
3
The use of a substance or process to preserve or give particular properties to something.
4
A treatise; a formal written description or characterization of a subject.

🔄 Synonyms of "Treatment"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
discoursenoun	(uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.
discussionnoun	Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
handlingnoun	A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Treatment"

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Word	Definition
handlingnoun	A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
discoursenoun	(uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.
discussionnoun	Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
treatingnoun	Treatment.
treated	Subject to treatment or an action.
therapeuticnoun	Having a positive effect on the body or mind.
hospitalnoun	A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment.
medicalnoun	(informal) A medical examination.
hospitalizationnoun	The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
medicationnoun	A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
dosingnoun	The administration of a dose
therapeuticsnoun	(medicine) The treatment of disease; the science of healing; any therapeutic material or treatment
prescriptionnoun	(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.
medicinenoun	(uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
healingnoun	The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
drugnoun	(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
therapistnoun	Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.
sonicationnoun	The process of disrupting or homogenizing something, usually a chemical solution or biological medium, with sound waves.
impregnationnoun	The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
detoxnoun	Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or addictive drugs.