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n. a manner of dealing with something artistically; "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture"

n. care by procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury

n. the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"

corrective, restorative

n. a device for treating injury or disease

discourse, discussion

n. 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"

panacea, nostrum, cure-all

n. hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

placebo

n. an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug

elixir

n. a substance believed to cure all ills

coming, approach, approaching

n. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

procedure, process

n. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

procedure

n. a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

antidote, counterpoison

n. a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

remedy, curative, cure

n. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

conversation

n. the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

dialogue, dialog

n. the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction

treatise

n. a formal exposition

discourse

n. extended verbal expression in speech or writing

study

n. a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"

study, report

n. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"

dispute, difference of opinion

n. a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

struggle, battle, conflict

n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

debate, disputation, public debate

n. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)

feud

n. a bitter quarrel between two parties

polemic

n. a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)

strife

n. bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

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