Medical treatment
Medical treatment
Medical treatment (pronunciation: /ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtriːtmənt/) refers to the management and care of a patient to combat disease or disorder.
Etymology
The term 'medical' originates from the Latin medicus, meaning 'physician', while 'treatment' comes from the Latin tractare, meaning 'to handle, manage, or deal with'.
Definition
Medical treatment involves the use of pharmacotherapy (drugs), surgery, physical therapy, psychotherapy, and other types of therapy to manage and treat the symptoms and effects of diseases and disorders. It can also include lifestyle modifications such as changes in diet, exercise, and habits.
Types of Medical Treatment
There are several types of medical treatment, including but not limited to:
- Preventive: This type of treatment focuses on disease prevention, rather than treating diseases after they have developed.
- Curative: This is the use of medical treatment to cure diseases and disorders.
- Palliative: This type of treatment focuses on relieving the symptoms and suffering caused by serious illnesses.
- Conservative: This involves managing a disease or condition with medical treatment and lifestyle changes, rather than surgery.
Related Terms
- Diagnosis: The identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon.
- Prognosis: The likely course of a disease or ailment.
- Therapy: Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.
- Pharmacotherapy: Treatment using pharmaceutical drugs.
- Surgery: The treatment of injuries or disorders of the body by incision or manipulation, especially with instruments.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Medical treatment
- Wikipedia's article - Medical treatment
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