treatment

Noun (5)treatments

1. care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)Synonyms: interventionType of care, attentionKinds medical care, massage, acupressure, naturopathy, hydropathy, acupuncture, osteoclasis, orthoptics, detoxification, chiropractic +7 moreParts remedy, curative
2. the management of someone or something“the handling of prisoners”“the treatment of water sewage”“the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system”Synonyms: handlingType of management, directionKinds dealing, bioremediation
3. a manner of dealing with something artistically“his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture”Type of artistic style, idiom
4. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic“the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic”“his treatment of the race question is badly biased”Synonyms: discussiondiscourseType of communication, communicatingKinds detail, talk, consideration, dilation, expansion
5. (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)“the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury”“he tried every treatment the doctors suggested”“heat therapy gave the best relief”Synonyms: therapyType of medical care, medical aidKinds shock therapy, infrared therapy, chemotherapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, refrigeration, radiotherapy, medication, hormone replacement therapy, immunotherapy +12 more