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treatment

 
 
/ˈtriːtmənt/ noun

Translation

MEDICAL [C, U] something which you do to try to cure an illness or injury, especially something suggested or done by a doctor
tedavi, bakım
She's receiving treatment for a lung infection.598
DEAL WITH [U] the way you deal with or behave towards someone or something
davranış, muamele
There have been complaints about the treatment of prisoners.931
(Definition of treatment noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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