treatment vs physical therapy

physical therapy vs treatment

treatment and physical therapy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
treatment	Yes	No	No	No
physical therapy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, physical therapy is a hyponym of treatment; that is, physical therapy 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.)
physical therapy: therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities

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, medication, megavitamin therapy, occupational therapy, physiatrics, 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)	physical therapy (noun)
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)	therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities
the management of someone or something
(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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