Spanish Conversation · Level 27
90 words
Spanish word
tratamiento
Pronunciation
IPA/tɾataˈmjento/
Meaning
- masculine nountreatment
Example
Necesita un tratamiento para la infección.
He needs treatment for the infection.
More examples
¿Estás siguiendo el tratamiento que te recetaron?
Are you following the treatment they prescribed?
Core concept
Series of medical procedures to cure or relieve an illness.
Common phrases
recibir tratamiento
receive treatment
seguir un tratamiento
follow a treatment
tratamiento médico
medical treatment
Similar words
cura: Restoration to health that completely removes the disease.
terapia: Therapeutic program or regimen aimed at treating or rehabilitating a condition.
remedio: Single medication or simple remedy that eases symptoms.
atención: Ongoing nursing or medical care directed at a patient's needs.
Definition in Spanish
Conjunto de acciones y procedimientos destinados a curar o aliviar una enfermedad o lesión; en contextos sociales puede referirse a la forma de tratar a una persona.
Word origin
From Spanish tratar "to treat" plus the noun-forming suffix -miento, ultimately from Latin tractare "to handle", with the sense narrowing toward medical procedures.
Usage tips
- The phrases recibir tratamiento and seguir un tratamiento specifically mean receiving or following medical care, so these collocations are the usual way to refer to medical treatment.