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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"They almost immediately went and found themselves a home at a local 'swimming pool' at Studland sewage treatment works," says Gen.
From BBC
Fielder, who was adopted at seven days old, said it took four years for her to receive appropriate mental health treatment for issues linked to her adoption.
From BBC
SpaceX is considering preferential treatment for investors in other Musk companies and unusual lockup times for early shareholders.
Her seven-year-old daughter Gracie had over two years of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, after she was diagnosed at the age of three.
From BBC
While researchers have not yet determined exactly how this immune cell state contributes to the condition, it opens the door to future studies focused on genetic risk factors and personalized treatment approaches.
From Science Daily
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