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treatment (iou)



treatment noun. M16.
[from TREAT verb + -MENT.]
The process or manner of behaving towards or dealing with a person or thing. (Foll. by of.) M16.
Robert Watson The troops, discontented with his treatment of them..refused to obey. Coleridge Had Luther been..a prince, he could not have desired better treatment. New York Review of Books Concern over the shabby treatment of Hong Kong.
= TREAT noun2 3a. obsolete exc. dial. M17.
a. The application of medical care or attention to a patient, ailment, etc. (Foll. by of, with.) M18.
V. Brittain The Devonshire Hospital..for the treatment of rheumatic complaints. Practical Health Patients under treatment for leukaemia.
b. Subjection to the action of a chemical, physical, or biological agent etc. (Foll. by of, with.) E19.
heat treatment, insulin treatment, primary treatment, solution treatment, etc.
Discussion or arrangement of terms, negotiation. rare. E19.
A manner or instance of dealing with a subject or work in literature, art, etc.; literary or artistic handling, written or spoken discussion. M19.
W. Y. Sellar His treatment of the subjects taken from the Greek mythology.
b. Cinematography. A preparatory version of a screenplay, including descriptions of sets and of the camerawork required. E20.
In full the full treatment. The most elaborate or extensive way of dealing with a subject, situation, person, etc. Freq. in get the full treatment, give the full treatment. colloq. M20.
E. Hemingway We'll give breakfast the full treatment.