# 療 medical therapy

(sick) + (small talk) Same-ON
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## Onyomi

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## 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 ★☆☆☆☆ 医 (doctor) + 療 (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 ☆☆☆☆☆ 治 (cure) + 療 (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