"absent treatment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: absent treatments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} absent treatment (countable and uncountable, plural absent treatments)
  1. (archaic) A (nonscientific or pseudoscientific) form of (alleged) medical therapy in which the practitioner brings about healing despite their being physically absent, through telepathy, telekinesis, prayer, or a combination of those. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Synonyms: teletherapy Hypernyms: quackery, therapy
    Sense id: en-absent_treatment-en-noun-en:therapy_despite_physical_absence Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35
  2. (uncommon) Interpersonal treatment (way of interacting), usually mistreatment, that ignores the presence of a person. Tags: countable, uncommon, uncountable Synonyms: silent treatment, cold shoulder Hypernyms: treatment, behavior
    Sense id: en-absent_treatment-en-noun-en:ignoring_etc

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