treat; care for




provide treatment for

"The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

Types:
  • hyperventilate
  • massage
  • purge
  • correct
  • insufflate
  • detox; detoxify
  • irrigate
  • iodize; iodise
  • doctor
  • vet
  • nurse
  • manipulate
  • administer; dispense
  • remedy; relieve
  • dress
  • splint
  • operate on; operate
  • medicate; medicine
  • bleed; leech; phlebotomize; phlebotomise
  • cup; transfuse
  • shock
  • pack
  • cauterize; cauterise; burn
  • analyze; analyse; psychoanalyze; psychoanalyse


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