"conservative treatment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: conservative treatments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} conservative treatment (plural conservative treatments)
  1. (medicine) A treatment that does not include any operation or intervention. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-conservative_treatment-en-noun-5vxbOrkV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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