Curative
['kjʊərətɪv] or ['kjʊrətɪv]
Definition
(adj.) tending to cure or restore to health; 'curative powers of herbal remedies'; 'her gentle healing hand'; 'remedial surgery'; 'a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air'; 'a therapeutic agent'; 'therapeutic diets' .
Edited by Jacqueline--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure.
Edited by Eileen
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Remedial, sanatory.
Inputed by Ferdinand
Examples
- The remedies, preventive and curative, follow: 1. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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