Collocations for treatment - noun
1. way you treat sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
favourable/favorable,
preferential,
special,
VIP
She was given the VIP treatment after winning a gold medal.
She was given the VIP treatment after winning a gold medal.
generous,
lenient
equal, fair
good, humane
sensitive, sympathetic
discriminatory, poor, unequal, unfair, unjust
brutal, cruel, degrading, harsh, inhuman, inhumane, rough
He claims he suffered inhumane treatment at the hands of prison officers.
equal, fair
good, humane
sensitive, sympathetic
discriminatory, poor, unequal, unfair, unjust
brutal, cruel, degrading, harsh, inhuman, inhumane, rough
He claims he suffered inhumane treatment at the hands of prison officers.
shabby
You shouldn't put up with such shabby treatment.
You shouldn't put up with such shabby treatment.
VERB + treatment
get,
have,
receive,
suffer
deserve
He had done nothing to deserve such cruel treatment.
deserve
He had done nothing to deserve such cruel treatment.
give sb,
mete out (to sb)
(esp. BrE)
The treatment meted out to captured soldiers was harsh.
The treatment meted out to captured soldiers was harsh.
accept,
put up with
2. medical care
ADJECTIVE
emergency,
immediate,
prompt,
urgent
(esp. BrE)
first-line (AmE), primary
follow-up, further
long-term
effective, successful
conventional, orthodox, recommended, standard
experimental
alternative, holistic, homeopathic
hospital (esp. BrE)
inpatient, outpatient
free, NHS (in the UK)
private (esp. BrE)
specialist (BrE)
clinical, dental, medical, psychiatric, veterinary (esp. BrE)
surgical
non-surgical
acupuncture, antibiotic, drug, hormone, laser, radiation, shock (often figurative)
addiction, cancer, fertility
alcohol or drug addiction treatment
first-line (AmE), primary
follow-up, further
long-term
effective, successful
conventional, orthodox, recommended, standard
experimental
alternative, holistic, homeopathic
hospital (esp. BrE)
inpatient, outpatient
free, NHS (in the UK)
private (esp. BrE)
specialist (BrE)
clinical, dental, medical, psychiatric, veterinary (esp. BrE)
surgical
non-surgical
acupuncture, antibiotic, drug, hormone, laser, radiation, shock (often figurative)
addiction, cancer, fertility
alcohol or drug addiction treatment
dietary
beauty (esp. BrE), hair, spa
beauty (esp. BrE), hair, spa
VERB + treatment
get,
have,
receive,
undergo
She is still undergoing medical treatment.
She is still undergoing medical treatment.
administer,
give sb,
provide (sb with)
paramedics trained in administering emergency treatment
paramedics trained in administering emergency treatment
be effective in,
be used in
a herbal drug that is used in the treatment of dizziness
a herbal drug that is used in the treatment of dizziness
be approved for
drugs approved for AIDS treatment
drugs approved for AIDS treatment
need,
require
seek
When his depression worsened, he decided to seek treatment.
seek
When his depression worsened, he decided to seek treatment.
prescribe,
recommend,
suggest
refuse
begin, enter (esp. AmE)
complete
discontinue
benefit from, respond to
He responded well to treatment and is now walking again.
refuse
begin, enter (esp. AmE)
complete
discontinue
benefit from, respond to
He responded well to treatment and is now walking again.
treatment + NOUN
decision,
option
centre/center, room
method, procedure, process, technique
course, plan, programme/program, regime, regimen, schedule
provider (esp. AmE), services
centre/center, room
method, procedure, process, technique
course, plan, programme/program, regime, regimen, schedule
provider (esp. AmE), services
PREPOSITION
in treatment
He's in treatment for cocaine addiction.
He's in treatment for cocaine addiction.
treatment for
She is receiving treatment for a heart condition.
She is receiving treatment for a heart condition.
3. process for cleaning/protecting sth
4. discussion of a subject, work of art, etc.
ADJECTIVE
exhaustive,
systematic
lengthy
cursory, superficial
philosophical, theoretical
lengthy
cursory, superficial
philosophical, theoretical