1. Pertaining to a treatment. 2. Beneficial.

Treatment of a disease or injury with the use of a modality by someone clinically trained and skilled to effect change and improve function and physical condition of the patient.

Medical treatment provided for a certain diagnosis (i.e., carrying out the procedure, other ancillary elements, and normal follow-up care related to the medical problem).

Act of replacing one drug in a therapeutic class for another drug in the same category of drugs but with a different chemical ingredient. It is expected to have similar beneficial effects. Also see generic substitution .

Treatment of disease or injury of a patient seeking to relieve symptoms or produce a cure.

Health care treatment of any illness or injury to encourage the recovery of the patient (e.g., cardiac rehabilitation, kidney dialysis, occupational therapy, physical therapy, radiation therapy, respiratory therapy, shock therapy, speech therapy).