noun
- plural of nontreatment; instances of deliberately not providing medical care or therapeutic intervention
Usage: medical; formal
Examples
- The study compared various nontreatments with active medical interventions.
- Some patients preferred nontreatments over aggressive therapy options.
- The ethics committee reviewed cases involving nontreatments of terminal patients.
- Nontreatments can sometimes be as effective as active medical care.
- The research examined outcomes from both treatments and nontreatments.
- Medical professionals must carefully document decisions regarding nontreatments.