treatment

American  

[treet-muhnt] / ˈtrit mənt /

noun

1. an act or manner of treating.

   Synonyms:

   approach, conduct, management, handling

2. action or behavior toward a person, animal, etc.

3. management in the application of medicines, surgery, etc.

4. literary or artistic handling, especially with reference to style.

5. subjection to some agent or action.

6. Movies, Television. a preliminary outline of a film or teleplay laying out the key scenes, characters, and locales.

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treatment British  

/ ˈtriːtmənt /

noun

1. the application of medicines, surgery, psychotherapy, etc, to a patient or to a disease or symptom

2. the manner of handling or dealing with a person or thing, as in a literary or artistic work

3. the act, practice, or manner of treating

4. films an expansion of a script into sequence form, indicating camera angles, dialogue, etc

5. slang the usual manner of dealing with a particular type of person (esp in the phrase give someone the ( full ) treatment )

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treatment Idioms  

1. see red carpet (treatment).

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Other Word Forms

• nontreatment noun
• overtreatment noun
• posttreatment adjective
• self-treatment noun

Etymology

Origin of treatment

First recorded in 1550–60; treat + -ment

Example Sentences

Crush, a loggerhead turtle, was given life-saving treatment at New Era Veterinary Hospital in St Saviour, Jersey, after she was found extremely weak and suffering from malnutrition.

From BBC

“I respect the fact that she wasn’t using that as a reason to get special treatment or accommodations,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

“As patients gain access to physician-level insight through their smartphones,” he asks, should traditional credentials “still determine who can order tests and authorize treatments”?

From The Wall Street Journal

In a recent study, researchers identified several compounds found in Aloe vera that could offer new possibilities for future treatments.

From Science Daily

She received treatment on site leading to a 15-minute delay in the race as a helicopter swooped in overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• analysis
• cure
• hospitalization
• medication
• medicine
• operation
• prescription
• regimen
• remedy
• surgery
• therapy