(ちりょうほう)

ちりょうほう
noun
treatment method; cure; therapy
1. treatment method; therapy; cure
A method of treating an illness or condition. Covers medical procedures, drug regimens, and other approaches to curing or managing a disease.
(あたら)しい治療法(ちりょうほう)(ため)す。
We try a new treatment method.
この病気(びょうき)にはまだ治療法(ちりょうほう)がない。
There is still no cure for this disease.
医師(いし)相談(そうだん)して、自分(じぶん)()った治療法(ちりょうほう)(えら)ぶことが大切(たいせつ)だ。
It is important to consult a doctor and choose a treatment method that suits you.

Compound of 治療(ちりょう) (treatment) + (ほう) (method). The 〜(ほう) suffix forms many "method of ~" words.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 治療法(ちりょうほう)()つける: to find a cure
  • 治療法(ちりょうほう)確立(かくりつ)される: a treatment is established

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 治療(ちりょう): treatment — the act of treating, not the method itself
  • 療法(りょうほう): therapy — often used in compounds like 食事(しょくじ)療法(りょうほう) (diet therapy)