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self-treatment

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noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When conventional medicine fails to offer clear answers, especially for vague or chronic symptoms, people may turn to food as a form of self-treatment.

From Slate May 25, 2025

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

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

Everything that has been said in this chapter regarding the use of color in magnetic treatments, is equally applicable to cases of self-healing, or self-treatment.

From The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms by Swami Panchadasi

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