Meaning & use
treatment
Medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury, or a way of dealing with someone or something.
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The doctor recommended a new treatment for her chronic back pain.
The hotel staff gave the celebrity the royal treatment during her entire stay.
A note on using this word
Treatment can refer to medical care or, more generally, to how a person, topic, or material is handled or dealt with.
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