undergo conventional treatment

verb phrase

1. To receive the standard, mainstream medical care that most doctors normally use, rather than alternative, experimental, or complementary therapies.

   B2

   transitive; 'undergo' is irregular: undergo, underwent, undergone; often followed by 'for' + the conditionneutral / medical

   • "She underwent conventional treatment for her illness."B1
   • "She decided to undergo conventional treatment instead of trying herbal remedies."B1
   • "The study compared patients who underwent conventional treatment with those who received the experimental therapy."C1

2. To be subjected to the usual, established way of handling something (such as a process or procedure), as opposed to a new or unofficial approach.

   C1

   transitive; formal; less common than the medical senseformal

   • "The proposal will undergo conventional treatment and be reviewed by the committee first."B2
   • "Applications undergo conventional treatment before any exceptions are considered."C1