treatment
Americannoun
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an act or manner of treating.
- Synonyms:
- approach, conduct, management, handling
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action or behavior toward a person, animal, etc.
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management in the application of medicines, surgery, etc.
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literary or artistic handling, especially with reference to style.
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subjection to some agent or action.
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Movies, Television. a preliminary outline of a film or teleplay laying out the key scenes, characters, and locales.
noun
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the application of medicines, surgery, psychotherapy, etc, to a patient or to a disease or symptom
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the manner of handling or dealing with a person or thing, as in a literary or artistic work
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the act, practice, or manner of treating
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films an expansion of a script into sequence form, indicating camera angles, dialogue, etc
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slang the usual manner of dealing with a particular type of person (esp in the phrase give someone the ( full ) treatment )
Other Word Forms
- nontreatment noun
- overtreatment noun
- posttreatment adjective
- self-treatment noun
Etymology
Origin of treatment
Example Sentences
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The treatment periods lasted 10, 30, and 60 days to reflect different lengths of prolonged use in humans.
From Science Daily
But it also matters for insurance companies, which depend heavily on ratings in determining capital treatment.
From MarketWatch
“Users may misinterpret AI-generated content as expert guidance,” they wrote, “potentially resulting in delayed treatment, inappropriate self-care, or misplaced trust in non-validated information.”
From Los Angeles Times
Plans had been made to transfer him to the United States for further treatment at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital.
From BBC
In some cases, the benefits may be little different from receiving no treatment at all.
From Science Daily
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