care, tending, attention, aid - the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention"

medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury

massage - kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation

modality - a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment

detoxification - a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances

chiropractic - a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure

fomentation - application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation

naturopathy - a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process

naprapathy - a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues

orthodontic treatment - dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids; "orthodontic treatment of facial abnormalities"

orthoptics - treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles)

osteopathy - therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles

osteoclasis - treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone

acupuncture, stylostixis - treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin

acupressure, G-Jo, shiatsu - treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body

autogenic therapy, autogenic training, autogenics - training patients in self-induced relaxation

hydropathy, hydrotherapy - the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease

rest-cure - rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.

relaxant - a drug or treatment that relaxes and relieves tension

curative, cure, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

management, direction - the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"

bioremediation - the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances

dealing - method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing"

short shrift - brief and unsympathetic treatment

artistic style, idiom - the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"

communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"

detail - extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail"

dilation - a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic

consideration - a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"

talk - (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') discussion; "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"

enlargement, expansion, elaboration - a discussion that provides additional information