Origin: Latin suffix -ment
Treatment has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
"After weeks of chemotherapy, the doctor finally told her she was responding well to the treatment."
a manner of dealing with something artistically
"his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture"
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
"the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"
"his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
The process or manner of treating someone or something.
"The patient was relieved to finally receive compassionate treatment from the new doctors."
In plain English: Treatment is the way someone acts toward you or the medical care given to fix an illness.
"The doctor asked her to describe the treatment she received for her injury."
Usage: Use this noun to describe medical care, such as cancer treatment, or the way one behaves toward another person, like harsh treatment. It refers specifically to the action taken rather than a physical object used during that action.
The word treatment comes from the verb treat combined with the suffix -ment. It entered English through Middle French as a noun form of that action.