Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-treatment

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
self--treat-ment
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of attempting to cure one's own medical condition.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A method or substance intended to permit the user to cure their own medical condition.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From self- + treatment.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-treatments (plural)

Synonyms

autotherapy

Questions

What does self-treatment mean?
The action of attempting to cure one's own medical condition.
Where does self-treatment come from?
From self- + treatment.

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