treatment in WordNet English dictionary

1. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
   "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
   discussion  treatment  discourse 
   
2. the management of someone or something
   "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"
   treatment  handling 
   
3. care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
   treatment  intervention 
   
4. a manner of dealing with something artistically
   "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture"
   treatment