{"id":74692,"date":"2021-01-10T09:54:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T09:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=74692"},"modified":"2023-09-03T09:32:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T09:32:59","slug":"treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The management and care of a person for the purpose of combating disease or disability.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Actions taken to look after sick or injured people or to cure disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A particular way of looking after a sick or injured person or trying to cure a disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A term which, when used in &#8220;treatment of the patient,&#8221; means any or all elements of the care of the patient for the correction or relief of the patient&#8217;s problem. When used in a phrase such as &#8220;antibiotic treatment,&#8221; the term means a specific method or technique. 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