absent treatment

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absent treatment

noun absent treatments

archaic, countable, uncountable A (nonscientific or pseudoscientific) form of (alleged) medical therapy in which the practitioner brings about healing despite their being physically absent, through telepathy, telekinesis, prayer, or a combination of those. In 1859, Quimby [Phineas Parkhurst Quimby] opened an office in Portland, Maine, after several years spent treating the sick at his home in Belfast [Belfast, Maine] and during his travels. He treated his patients with a combination of panaceas, giving them glasses of magnetized water, rubbing their h
Similar: teletherapy
countable, uncommon, uncountable Interpersonal treatment (way of interacting), usually mistreatment, that ignores the presence of a person. Near-synonyms: silent treatment, cold shoulder
Similar: silent treatment, cold shoulder

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@misc{absent_treatment_2026,
  title = {absent treatment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/absent%20treatment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}