treatment

treatment
treat|ment [ `tritmənt ] noun ***
1. ) uncount the process of providing medical care:
medical/dental/psychiatric treatment
treatment of: These drugs are for the treatment of tropical diseases.
treatment for: They were taken to Cape Cod hospital for treatment for burns and smoke inhalation.
receive/undergo treatment: She was undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
respond to treatment (=improve because of it): The patient is responding well to treatment.
a ) count a particular method or type of medical care:
treatment for: They have developed a revolutionary new treatment for heroin addiction.
2. ) uncount the particular way in which you deal with someone:
treatment of: the treatment of prisoners
preferential treatment (=better treatment than anyone else): It was discovered that one group got preferential treatment.
a ) the way in which a subject is dealt with, especially in art or literature:
treatment of: The book's treatment of village life is very realistic.
3. ) count or uncount a process in which a substance is put on something, for example in order to preserve or clean it:
treatment of: This is a new product for the treatment of industrial waste.
the full treatment INFORMAL
very good or very bad treatment:
Some were given the full treatment, while others were ignored.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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