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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“We know the central premise behind mental health diversion is that if we obtain mental health treatment for those that are mentally ill that are committing crimes, the public will be safer,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
These studies examined how exercise compared with no treatment or control conditions, as well as with psychological therapies and antidepressant drugs.
From Science Daily
They also aim to study how exercise-related effects interact with common cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
From Science Daily
A woman waiting for endometriosis treatment has said the pain she experiences is like having barbed wire in her body.
From BBC
For cancer patients, traveling to receive drug infusions is often a regular part of treatment.
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