undergo medical treatment

/ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtriːtmənt/

verb phrase

  1. to receive or experience a course of medical care for an illness, injury, or condition, especially when it is planned or serious

    B2

    formal; transitive: undergo + medical treatmentformal

    • "She had to undergo medical treatment after the accident."B1
    • "She is undergoing medical treatment for her back pain."B1
    • "Patients who undergo medical treatment for cancer may experience side effects."B2
    • "The report examines the costs faced by people who undergo medical treatment abroad."C1

Common mistakes

  • take medical treatment→undergo medical treatment

    Use undergo (or receive) with treatment, surgery, or tests; use take with medicine or drugs.

Collocations

undergo treatmentreceive medical treatmentcourse of treatmentundergo surgery

Word family

undergotreatmenttreatmedical