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cycle of treatment

(SY-kul … TREET-ment)
A period of treatment followed by a period of rest (no treatment) that is repeated on a regular schedule. For example, treatment given for one week followed by three weeks of rest is one cycle of treatment. When this cycle is repeated multiple times on a regular schedule, it makes up a course of treatment. Also called treatment cycle.
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