"self-treatment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: self-treatments [plural]
Etymology: From self- + treatment. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|treatment}} self- + treatment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} self-treatment (countable and uncountable, plural self-treatments)
  1. (medicine) The action of attempting to cure one's own medical condition. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: autotherapy
    Sense id: en-self-treatment-en-noun-oUFU7DhR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (medicine) A method or substance intended to permit the user to cure their own medical condition. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-self-treatment-en-noun-EMc-hgsw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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