Collocations for treatment - noun
1. way you behave towards sb/deal with sth
ADJ.
favourable, preferential, special, VIP
She was given the VIP treatment after winning gold for her country at the Sydney Olympics.
She was given the VIP treatment after winning gold for her country at the Sydney Olympics.
generous, lenient | equal, fair | good, humane | sensitive, sympathetic | discriminatory, unequal, unfair, unjust, unkind | brutal, cruel, degrading, harsh, ill-, inhuman, inhumane, rough, violent
He claims he suffered ill-treatment at the hands of prison officers.
He claims he suffered ill-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.
He had done nothing to deserve such cruel treatment.
give sb, mete out (to sb)
The treatment meted out to captured soldiers was harsh.
The treatment meted out to captured soldiers was harsh.
put up with
2. medical care
ADJ.
emergency, immediate, on-the-spot, prompt, urgent | follow-up, further | long-term | effective, successful | conventional, orthodox | alternative, holistic, homoeopathic | hospital | inpatient, outpatient | free, NHS | private | specialist | dental, medical, psychiatric, veterinary | drug, hormone | operative, surgical | non-operative, non-surgical | laser | dietary, nutritional | beauty, hair
QUANT.
course
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 are to have extra training in administering on-the-spot treatment.
Paramedics are to have extra training in administering on-the-spot treatment.
need, require | seek
When his depression worsened, he decided to seek treatment.
When his depression worsened, he decided to seek treatment.
advise, prescribe, recommend, suggest | refuse | benefit from, respond to
He responded well to treatment and is now walking again.
He responded well to treatment and is now walking again.
TREATMENT + NOUN
decision, option | centre, room | method, procedure, technique | course, plan, programme, regime, regimen, schedule
PREP.
in ~
He''s in treatment for cocaine addiction.
He''s in treatment for cocaine addiction.
~ for
She is receiving treatment for a heart condition.
She is receiving treatment for a heart condition.
3. process for cleaning/protecting sth
ADJ.
sewage, surface, water
Galvanizing is a common surface treatment for steel.
Galvanizing is a common surface treatment for steel.
TREATMENT + NOUN
facility, plant, works
4. discussion of a subject, work of art, etc.
ADJ.
definitive, exhaustive, systematic | lengthy | cursory, superficial | philosophical, theoretical