treatment

/ˈtɹiːtmənt/noun

The medical help given to someone who is sick or hurt.

Example sentence

“He is receiving treatment for a back injury.”

Also how a person or topic is handled: 'her treatment of the staff', 'the film's treatment of the war'. Patients 'undergo' or 'receive' treatment.

Related words

recoverTo return to good health or a normal state; to get back something that was lost.symptomA sign that shows something exists or is happening, especially something bad such as an illness.illnessThe condition of being unwell; a disease or a period of poor health.injuryPhysical harm done to the body of a person or animal.allergyAn immune-system overreaction to a normally harmless substance, specifically the type I form driven by immunoglobulin E antibodies.stomachThe organ inside the body where food is held and broken down after being swallowed.