conservative treatment
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.46 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A treatment that does not include any operation or intervention.
Example Sentences
- "Operative treatment should be reserved for those patients in whom conservative treatment has failed and who are motivated with regard to sports."
- "For the treatment of humeral shaft fractures, conservative treatment still competes with the operative approach to a much greater degree than is the case for fractures of the long bones of the lower extremity."
- "Conservative treatment could also include short-arm casting with the fingers and thumb free for 2-6 weeks."