medical therapy

(sick) + (small talk) Same-ON
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17 strokes
SIDEKICK

Onyomi

RYOU

Mnemonic

The nurse made small talk with the sick patient, to distract him as she did some painful therapy.

Jukugo

医療(いりょう)

medical treatment ★☆☆☆☆
(doctor) + (medical therapy) = 医療 (medical treatment)

medical treatment- the kind one gets in a hospital (x-rays, MRI, surgery, etc.)

治療(ちりょう)

therapy ☆☆☆☆☆
(cure) + (medical therapy) = 治療 (therapy)

medical therapy - for instance, cancer 治療 would be chemo. Unlike the related term 医療 (いりょう)、治療 refers to ongoing, repeated-once-a-day/week processes for specific illnesses)

Synonyms

heal
治す    が癒える    を癒やす    治癒    治療    医療    手当て