definitive treatment
Resolves the condition
Definitive treatment is medical intervention intended to cure a condition or resolve it permanently, as opposed to temporary measures that merely manage symptoms.
A splint is palliative; surgery to repair the fracture is definitive.
After stabilizing the patient, they transferred him for definitive treatment.
The phrase implies the endpoint of a treatment pathway.
Treatment that heals
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- healingRestoration of health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
surgery · resection · ablation · chemotherapy · radiation · immunotherapy · transplant · excision
Level of quality accepted
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- gold-standardIdeal reference point
reference · canonical · textbook · evidence-based · established · accepted · recommended · proven
Addressing interconnected wholes
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- integratedCombined into a whole
systematic · multidisciplinary · all-encompassing · total · extensive · in-depth · multimodal · combined
cure
Treatment that heals
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- healingRestoration of health
recovery · surgery · resection · ablation · chemotherapy · radiation · immunotherapy · transplant · excision · antidote
standard
Level of quality accepted
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
gold-standard · reference · canonical · textbook · evidence-based · established · accepted · recommended · proven · validated
holistic
Addressing interconnected wholes
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
integrated · systematic · multidisciplinary · all-encompassing · total · extensive · in-depth · multimodal · combined · intensive
definitive treatmentpalliative care
Relief-focused medicine for illness
supportive care · symptomatic relief · comfort care · supportive therapy · disease management
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