verb phrase · neutral

receive medical treatment

UK/rɪˈsiːv ˈmedɪkəl ˈtriːtmənt/US/rɪˈsiːv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtritmənt/re·CEIVE MED·i·cal TREAT·ment

Band 5-6speakingtask2

to get professional medical care or therapy

Examples

After the diagnosis, she received medical treatment for her condition.

Many people cannot afford to receive proper medical treatment.

He received medical treatment at the local clinic.

Band 8 sentence

In many rural areas, residents struggle to receive medical treatment due to a shortage of clinics.

Collocations

  • receive emergency medical treatment
  • receive free medical treatment

Word family

treatment nountreat verbmedical adjective

Common mistakes

take medical treatmentreceive medical treatment

have medical treatmentreceive medical treatment

Say it for a higher band

5take medical treatment6get treatment7+receive medical treatment

Synonyms

get treatment

Easily confused

get treatment

He needs to get treatment as soon as possible.

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