self-treatment

noun

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

Similar
autotherapy
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Meanings

nounself-treatment (countable and uncountable, plural self-treatments)

plural self-treatments

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

    Synonyms: autotherapy

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
autotherapy

Origin

From self- + treatment.

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APA

self-treatment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-treatment

MLA

“self-treatment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-treatment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-treatment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-treatment.

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