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TREATMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("treatment" is a kind of...):
aid; attention; care; tending (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something)
Meronyms (parts of "treatment"):
curative; cure; remedy; therapeutic (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "treatment"):
rest-cure (rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.)
hydropathy; hydrotherapy (the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease)
autogenic therapy; autogenic training; autogenics (training patients in self-induced relaxation)
acupressure; G-Jo; shiatsu (treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body)
acupuncture; stylostixis (treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin)
osteoclasis (treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone)
osteopathy (therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles)
orthoptics (treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles))
orthodontic treatment (dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids)
naprapathy (a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues)
naturopathy (a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process)
fomentation (application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation)
chiropractic (a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure)
detoxification (a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances)
modality (a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment)
massage (kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation)
medical aid; medical care (professional treatment for illness or injury)
Derivation:
treat (provide treatment for)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The management of someone or something
Example:
the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system
Synonyms:
handling; treatment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("treatment" is a kind of...):
direction; management (the act of managing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "treatment"):
bioremediation (the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances)
dealing (method or manner of conduct in relation to others)
Derivation:
treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A manner of dealing with something artistically
Example:
his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("treatment" is a kind of...):
artistic style; idiom (the style of a particular artist or school or movement)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
Example:
his treatment of the race question is badly biased
Synonyms:
discourse; discussion; treatment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("treatment" is a kind of...):
communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "treatment"):
detail (extended treatment of particulars)
dilation (a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic)
consideration (a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting))
talk (discussion; ('talk about' is a less formal alternative for 'discussion of'))
elaboration; enlargement; expansion (a discussion that provides additional information)
Derivation:
treat (act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression)
Context examples:
DMOG treatment has also been found to improve the cancer-killing properties of human T cells in other studies.
(Oxygen can impair cancer immunotherapy in mice, NIH)
However, he made other signs to let me understand that I should have meat and drink enough, and very good treatment.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
It is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
(ABI-007, NCI Dictionary)
Oh! I always deserve the best treatment, because I never put up with any other; and, therefore, you must give me a plain, direct answer.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
It is used in patients whose disease has not gotten better during or after treatment with other anticancer drugs.
(ABX-EGF, NCI Dictionary)
Early diagnosis and treatment are extremely important.
(Meningococcal Infections, NIH)
Treatment to correct changes in metabolism that can be caused by disease.
(Metabolic therapy, NCI Dictionary)
Wilms tumor arising in the remaining kidney following treatment of the original Wilms tumor.
(Metachronous Wilms Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Early treatment can help prevent serious problems, including death.
(Meningitis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
A regimen consisting of doxorubicin, paclitaxel and cyclophosphamide, administered on a sequential schedule and used in the adjuvant setting for the treatment of breast cancer.
(A-T-C Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
