The difference between Treatise and Treatment

When used as nouns, treatise means a formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject, whereas treatment means the process or manner of treating someone or something.


check bellow for the other definitions of Treatise and Treatment

  1. Treatise as a noun:

    A formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.

  1. Treatment as a noun:

    The process or manner of treating someone or something.

    Examples:

    "He still has nightmares resulting from the treatment he received from his captors."

  2. Treatment as a noun:

    Medical care for an illness or injury.

    Examples:

    "A treatment or cure is applied after a medical problem has already started."

    "Cancer survivors who got radiation treatments as children have nearly twice the risk of developing diabetes as adults."

    "The change is due largely to the increased availability of antiretroviral treatment."

  3. Treatment as a noun:

    The use of a substance or process to preserve or give particular properties to something.

  4. Treatment as a noun (countable):

    A treatise; a formal written description or characterization of a subject.

  5. Treatment as a noun (countable, film):

    A brief, third-person, present-tense summary of a proposed film.

  6. Treatment as a noun (obsolete):

    entertainment; treat

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