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post-treatment

post-treatment

1 4.4
Happening after medical care to help recovery
  • adjective
  • /ˌpoʊst ˈtritmənt/
translation icon : postratamiento
  • There were no differences in pre- and post-treatment audiographic results or bone conduction in either group.
  • post-treatment defecation
  • post-treatment measurement
  • post-treatment results

Examples

  • The end result is clean, drinkable water that typically will undergo post-treatment before being stored or delivered.

    Academic text (2004)
  • There were too few samples drawn for blood sugar or for white blood cells post-treatment to permit an analysis.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The modeling group increased their score by 16%, and the imagery group by 21% from pre- to post-treatment.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The median values of pre- and post-treatment total scores are indicated by the horizontal lines.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Otomycosis developed in four ears (4%) between post-treatment days 15 and 20.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Analysis of all patients showed no relationship between post-treatment defecation dynamics and success (Table 5).

    Academic text (2000)
  • One month post-treatment, the nasal valve condition had declined in comparison to immediate post-treatment results.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The three evaluations (baseline, at the end of the treatment, and 3 months post-treatment) were based upon intention-to-treat.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The mean percent syllables stuttered (%SS) decreased from 14.3 pre-treatment to 1.8 immediately post-treatment and 3.9 at 12 months post-treatment.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The doctor explained that regular check-ups are essential during the post-treatment phase to monitor recovery.

Synonyms

postintervention
vspost-treatment
  • Specialized
7.5

A period after a treatment when staff check progress

focuses on care, monitoring, and processes provided after a medical procedure

Surface Forms

post-treatment positive

Morphology

post-treatment = treatment (transparent) = post + treatment

The adjective is formed by the productive prefix 'post-' ('after') added to the noun 'treatment', yielding a directly inferable meaning.

Etymology

Post-treatment is made of the part post- meaning 'after' and treatment, from treat meaning 'to care for'. So post-treatment as an adjective describes care, checks, or steps that happen after a medical or other treatment.