EXPECTANT TREATMENT
\ɛkspˈɛktənt tɹˈiːtmənt], \ɛkspˈɛktənt tɹˈiːtmənt], \ɛ_k_s_p_ˈɛ_k_t_ə_n_t t_ɹ_ˈiː_t_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of EXPECTANT TREATMENT
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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Management of a disease by giving little medication, but watching for the symptoms or indications and treating them as they arise.
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Management of disease by treatment of the symptoms as they arise, as distinguished from treatment directed to the specific cause.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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