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treatment facility

a place that offers short- or long-term therapeutic services for a physical or mental disorder, such as a child-guidance clinic, medical clinic, community mental health center, drop-in center, nursing home, psychiatric hospital, or residential treatment center.

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reciprocal

reciprocal

n. the number that when multiplied by another number gives a result of 1. The reciprocal of x is therefore 1/x and that of 1/x is x. So, for example, 1/4 is the reciprocal of 4.