treatment
∞
2.1
- noun
- /ˈtritmənt/
- Specialized
:
tratamiento
- Oxygen, for instance, is critical for the treatment of many illnesses, both chronic and acute.
And the toxicity of those treatments is tremendous.
- And the toxicity of those treatments is tremendous.
- Today we have no effective permanent treatment for sex offenders.
- If we omit certain treatments, we can save a few bucks.
- Untreated depression is very bad for your health, so treatment is essential.
- I believe once I finished that treatment, the lymph node went away.
- So I've been having Botox cosmetic treatments for the last two years.
- And we end with advice on how to seek treatment for a gut issue.
- Medications are not assisting treatment, they are treatment.
- She got mental health treatment, but the treatment didn't work.
- They had been through all kinds of treatment, individual therapy, rehab.
- And Brian is now on that treatment, and we're hoping for the best.
- Treatment with MDMA, two weeks treatment with MDMA treatment.
Examples
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Patients one and two would need treatment for up to two years.
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Untreated depression is very bad for your health, so treatment is essential.
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You said you came here for treatment, not to buy a house.
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How long is my treatment?
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If you are seeking medical treatment, you rely on these devices for your care.
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OK, so Taxol is used in the treatment of breast cancer.
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Heart failure is not responding to medical treatment and seems to be worsening.
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Nevertheless, there are great advantages to early treatment; symptoms can be modified and controlled for many years.
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Policies are needed to improve cancer screening, diagnostic investigations, and treatment access among low-income Americans.
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Many patients require treatment to manage their diabetes effectively.
Synonyms
862
3.2
Treatment given to help physical or mental health problems
155
2.5
Help from doctors and nurses for illness or injury
108
4.8
An action to improve health or fix problems
77
3.4
A medicine or treatment that treats illness and reduces pain
28
3.3
The use of medicine to treat an illness
23
4.0
Help to make someone's body move and work again after injury or illness
4
2.3
Help from a doctor or nurse for illness and injury
1
6.2
A medical treatment that uses medicines like pills or injections
1
8.4
A period of bed rest to help someone recover from stress or nervous problems
A medical treatment that removes a disease completely
Applying cold to the body reduces pain and swelling
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
7
3.5
A list of medical steps and tests doctors use to help a patient get better
- Specialized
4
5.8
A medical procedure that uses electric shocks to the brain to help severe mental illness
- Archaic
A medical treatment from the past that gave injections to cause strong seizures to treat mental illness
- Archaic
A medical treatment that uses large doses of insulin to cause seizures and coma, formerly used for serious mental illness
How Intensive
- Specialized
50
3.0
945
2.7
- Specialized
∞
2.1
- Specialized
41
4.1
- Specialized
11
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Treatment comes from the old verb treat, which meant 'to handle' or 'deal with' and is from a root that also appears in words like tractor (which 'pulls' things). So a medical treatment is the way doctors 'handle' an illness to try to make it better.