Treatment is care given for an illness or injury.
The idea
Use treatment for a condition. General care can be uncountable; different methods are treatments.
Examples
- The treatment began in April.
- She discussed treatment with her doctor.
- The hospital offers several treatments.
- His treatment for the injury continued.
- They asked about the course of treatment.
- A new treatment may be available soon.
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Watch out
Do not confuse the noun treatment with the verb treat.
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Choose the correct word. The patient received ___ for a wound. (treatment / treat)
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treatment
Treatment names the care received.
Choose the correct word. The doctor described two possible ___. (treatments / treatment)
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treatments
Treatments counts two possible methods.
Choose the correct word. They asked about treatment ___ a knee injury. (for / at)
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for
For introduces the injury being treated.
Practice round
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Choose the correct word. The patient received ___ for a wound. (treatment / treat)
Choose the correct word. The doctor described two possible ___. (treatments / treatment)
Choose the correct word. They asked about treatment ___ a knee injury. (for / at)
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Describe a course of treatment without giving medical advice.