French word

traitement

Pronunciation

IPA/tʁɛtəmɑ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nountreatment

Example

Le traitement a commencé hier.

The treatment began yesterday.

Illustration for traitement (treatment)

More examples

Il faut suivre le traitement prescrit.

The prescribed treatment must be followed.

Core concept

An organized medical response that is applied over time to improve a patient's health.

Common phrases

  • suivre un traitement

    follow a treatment

  • commencer un traitement

    start a treatment

  • traitement médicamenteux

    drug treatment

Similar words

soin: Routine medical care and assistance provided to support health and daily needs.
remède: A method or medicine used to relieve symptoms or cure an illness.
médicament: A drug used to treat a disease or medical symptom.

Definition in French

Ensemble de soins, de médicaments et d'actes médicaux donnés à un patient pour soigner une maladie ou améliorer son état de santé.

Word origin

The French noun traitement developed from Old French traitier, inherited from Latin tractare, 'to handle or manage', with -ment marking the resulting action or process.

Usage tips

  • The ending -ment in traitement has a nasal French pronunciation rather than the pronounced 'ment' ending heard in English treatment.

Other meanings

  • processingnoun

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