treat

/trit/ v [T] (GIVE MEDICAL CARE)

Definition

› to do something to improve the condition of an ill or injured person, or to try to cure a disease: The hospital treats hundreds of patients a day. The new drug may allow us to treat diabetes more effectively.

(Definition of treat v (GIVE MEDICAL CARE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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treat n PAYMENT
treat n SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
treat someone like dirt idiom
treat someone with kid gloves idiom
treat v DEAL WITH
treat v GIVE MEDICAL CARE
treat v PAY FOR
treat v PUT IN NEW CONDITION
treatise n
treatment n MEDICAL CARE
treatment n PROCESS

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