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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

work go
activity directed toward making or doing something

care, attention, aid, tending go
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

treatment, intervention go
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

medical care, medical aid
professional treatment for illness or injury

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19 Subcategories

primary care go
the medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere)
aftercare go
care and treatment of a convalescent patient
hospitalization, hospitalisation, hospital care go
placing in medical care in a hospital
therapy go
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
nursing care go
care by a skilled nurse
irrigation go
(medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
dressing, bandaging, binding go
the act of applying a bandage
holistic medicine go
medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors
hospice go
a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
shot, injection go
the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
bloodletting go
formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
defibrillation go
treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
detoxification go
treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)
disinfection go
treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms
digitalization, digitalisation go
the administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders
anticoagulation go
the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood
allopathy go
the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
homeopathy, homoeopathy go
a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated
intensive care go
close monitoring and constant medical care of patients with life-threatening conditions