treatment Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
intervention.
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noun the management of someone or something
handling.
- the handling of prisoners
- the treatment of water sewage
- the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system
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noun a manner of dealing with something artistically
- his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture
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noun an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
discussion; discourse.
- the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic
- his treatment of the race question is badly biased
WordNet
Treat"ment noun
Etymology
Cf. F.
traitement. See
Treat.
Definitions
- The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.
- Entertainment; treat. Obs.
Accept such treatment as a swain affords.
Pope.
Webster 1913
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