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self-treatment

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noun

  1. the act or an instance of applying (medical) treatment to oneself

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But kinder self-treatment is a small way you can start to trust your worth again.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022

Ziltener agrees that more proof of deliberate self-treatment is required, but she says that the new findings are an intriguing step.

From Scientific American • May 19, 2022

In 19 instances they watched a chimp performing what looked like self-treatment of the wound using an insect as a salve.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2022

According to the agency, RM has exhibited no particular symptoms while Jin is showing mild symptoms including light fever and is undergoing self-treatment at home.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2021

Such a system was naturally dependent upon accidents of person or place; it would not be widely extended nor continued nor made the basis of self-treatment.

From Modern Religious Cults and Movements by Atkins, Gaius Glenn