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treatment vs medication

medication vs treatment

treatment and medication both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
treatment Yes No No No
medication Yes No No No
As nouns, medication is a hyponym of treatment; that is, medication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than treatment:
  • treatment: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
  • medication: the act of treating with medicines or remedies
Other hyponyms of treatment include aromatherapy, chemotherapy, correction, electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanism, heliotherapy, insolation, hormone-replacement therapy, hormone replacement therapy, HRT, immunotherapy, infrared therapy, inflation therapy, electromotive drug administration, EMDA, ionic medication, iontophoresis, iontotherapy, megavitamin therapy, occupational therapy, physiatrics, physical therapy, physiotherapy, botanical medicine, herbal therapy, phytotherapy, psychotherapy, actinotherapy, irradiation, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy, shock therapy, shock treatment, speech therapy, refrigeration, thermotherapy, thrombolytic therapy.
treatment (noun) medication (noun)
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) the act of treating with medicines or remedies
the management of someone or something (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
a manner of dealing with something artistically
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
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