Treatment Meaning
/ˈtɹiːtmənt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process or manner of treating someone or something.
nounMedical care for an illness or injury.
Sentence Examples
A new treatment for hepatitis is being studied.
If it wasn't for the doctor's treatment, that patient would be dead.
The drug is used in the treatment of depression.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The cancer patient received chemotherapy as part of her ongoing medical ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient responded very well to the new medical ____ and was eventually able to return home after a week today.
Word Origin & History
From treat + -ment. Compare French traitement.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants."
— 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:
"Accept such treatment as a swain affords."
— 1725–1726, Homer, “Book 14”, in [William Broome, Elijah Fenton, Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The cancer patient received chemotherapy as part of her ongoing medical ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient responded very well to the new medical ____ and was eventually able to return home after a week today.