English > treatment: 4 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury). |
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| Synonym | intervention |
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| Parts | remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic | A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve / relieve pain |
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| Narrower | acupressure, G-Jo, shiatsu | treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body |
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| acupuncture, stylostixis | treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin |
| autogenic therapy, autogenic training, autogenics | training patients in self-induced relaxation |
| 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 |
| fomentation | application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation |
| hydropathy, hydrotherapy | The internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease |
| massage | kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation |
| medical care, medical aid | professional treatment for illness or injury |
| modality | A method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment |
| 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 |
| orthodontic treatment | dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy |
| orthoptics | treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles) |
| osteoclasis | treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing / fracturing a bone |
| osteopathy | therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles |
| rest-cure | rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc. |
| Broader | care, attention, aid, tending | The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something |
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| Spanish | cura, terapia, tratamiento |
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| Catalan | intervenció, teràpia, tractament |
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| Verbs | treat | provide treatment for |
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