| 单词 | treatment |
| 释义 | treatment (once / 110 pages) n Treatment has to do with how someone or something is managed or handled. Hopefully you get the royal treatment when you choose the deluxe pedicure treatment! You know how some people treat you with respect but others don't treat you so nicely? You can refer to how people act toward you as treatment. If a restaurant is known for rude treatment of customers, people will stop going there. Doctors also use the word treatment when they discuss a particular medical course of action — such as chemotherapy as a treatment for cancer. The root word is the Latin tractare, which originally meant "drag about," but came to mean "manage, handle, or deal with." WORD FAMILYtreatment: ill-treatment, treatments+/entreat: entreated, entreating, entreats/ill-treat: ill-treating/mistreat: mistreated, mistreating, mistreatment, mistreats/mistreatment: mistreatments/treat: entreat, ill-treat, mistreat, treated, treater, treating, treatment, treats/treated: ill-treated, retreated, untreated/treater: treaters USAGE EXAMPLESBut when is it just dry skin, and when is it something that needs treatment? Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Because the treatment would expose his oral structures — including the jawbone, salivary glands and teeth — to radiation, a dental evaluation was prompted. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Depending on the severity of these symptoms, patients may need to delay treatment and begin a course of steroids and or discontinue the drug immediately. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) 1n the management of someone or something the treatment of water sewage the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system Syn|Hypo|Hyper handling bioremediation the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances dealingmethod or manner of conduct in relation to others direction, management the act of managing something 2n care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury he tried every treatment the doctors suggested Syn|Hypo|Hyper intervention medical aid, medical care professional treatment for illness or injury massagekneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation modalitya method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment detoxificationa treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances chiropractica method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure fomentationapplication of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation naturopathya method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process naprapathya drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues orthodontic treatmentdental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids orthopticstreatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles) osteopathytherapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles osteoclasistreatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone acupuncture, stylostixistreatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin G-Jo, acupressure, shiatsutreatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body autogenic therapy, autogenic training, autogenicstraining patients in self-induced relaxation hydropathy, hydrotherapythe internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease rest-curerest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc. rubdownthe act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes primary carethe medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere) aftercarecare and treatment of a convalescent patient hospital care, hospitalisation, hospitalizationplacing in medical care in a hospital cardiac massage, heart massagean emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest effleuragea rhythmic stroking petrissagemassage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed reflexologymassage to relieve tension by finger pressure; based on the belief that there are reflex points on the feet, hands, and head that are connected to every part of the body Swedish massagemassage combined with a system of active and passive exercises for the muscles and joints tapotementmassage in which the body is tapped rhythmically with the fingers or with short rapid movements of the sides of the hand; used to loosen mucus on the chest walls of patients with bronchitis therapy(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) diathermya method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents nursing carecare by a skilled nurse irrigation(medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution bandaging, binding, dressingthe act of applying a bandage holistic medicinemedical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors hospicea program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill injection, shotthe act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe bloodlettingformerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) defibrillationtreatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator) detoxificationtreatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver) disinfectiontreatment to destroy harmful microorganisms digitalisation, digitalizationthe administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders anticoagulationthe administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood allopathythe usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself homeopathy, homoeopathya method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated intensive careclose monitoring and constant medical care of patients with life-threatening conditions aid, attention, care, tending the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something 3n an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic his treatment of the race question is badly biased Syn|Hypo|Hyper discourse, discussion detail extended treatment of particulars dilationa lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic considerationa discussion of a topic (as in a meeting) talkdiscussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') elaboration, enlargement, expansiona discussion that provides additional information expatiationa discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail reconsiderationa consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision embellishment, embroideryelaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail communicating, communication the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information 4n a manner of dealing with something artistically his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture Hyper artistic style, idiom the style of a particular artist or school or movement |
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