conventional treatment

/kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈtriːtmənt/

noun phrase

  1. A standard medical treatment that is widely accepted and used by doctors, rather than an alternative, experimental, or non-medical treatment.

    B2

    usually uncountable

    • "The doctor recommended conventional treatment for the infection."B1
    • "Some patients use herbal remedies alongside conventional treatment."B2
    • "The study compared conventional treatment with a new experimental therapy."C1

Collocations

receive conventional treatmentundergo conventional treatmentconventional treatment optionsconventional treatment methods

Word family

conventionalconventionallytreatmenttreat