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post-treatment

post-treatment

1 4.6
Care or action people get after a medical procedure to help recovery
  • noun
  • /ˈpoʊst ˈtritmənt/
translation icon : postratamiento
  • Ten patients who agreed to undergo pre- and post-treatment biopsies signed an additional consent form for that purpose.
  • post-treatment outcomes
  • post-treatment scores
  • post-treatment measures

Examples

  • In addition, many patients described an overall increase in energy level post-treatment.

    Academic text (2008)
  • So the next thing I'm going to do is just apply some post treatment serum and cream.

  • However, readiness to change at admission was not associated with post-treatment substance use.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Scores were averaged across items to provide an overall index of improvement at post-treatment.

    Academic text (2010)
  • However, data on long-term follow-up and detailed post-treatment complications are lacking.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The top panel shows the post-treatment variables: inflation perceptions, confidence in these perceptions, and inflation expectations.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Both patients have had at least two years of follow-up, which has included post-treatment radiographic imaging to assess tumor response.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Speech discrimination tests are administered at baseline pre-treatment and again post-treatment to inspect how much scores have changed after the treatment.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The 20.4% difference between the pre- and post-treatment V NO levels was statistically significant (p < 0.01).

    Academic text (2003)
  • The clinic offers various resources, including counseling and nutrition advice, to help patients during their post-treatment recovery.

Synonyms

aftercare
vspost-treatment
  • Specialized
5 4.2

Medical care given to a patient after an illness or operation to help them recover

covers any therapy, device, or period after a procedure beyond patient care
aftertreatment
vspost-treatment
  • Specialized
7.8

A process that follows an initial procedure to improve results and reduce harm

focuses on therapy and recovery after an initial procedure rather than technical devices

How Intensive

post-treatment
1 4.6
booster
  • Specialized
20 3.7
follow-up
25 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

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

The noun sense denotes a period or procedure occurring after an initial treatment and is a clear combination of 'post-' and 'treatment'.

Etymology

Post-treatment combines post- 'after' and treatment 'care', so as a noun a post-treatment is the therapy, care, or period that comes after the main treatment to help recovery.