curable
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cur·a·ble
(kyo͝or′ə-bəl)adj.
Being such that curing or healing is possible: curable diseases.
cur′a·bil′i·ty n.
cur′a·bly adv.
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curable
(ˈkjʊərəbəl)adj
(Medicine) capable of being cured
ˌcuraˈbility, ˈcurableness n
ˈcurably adv
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cur•a•ble
(ˈkyʊər ə bəl)adj.
capable of being cured.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin cūrābilis=cūrā(re) to care for, derivative of cūra care + -bilis -ble]
cur`a•bil′i•ty, cur′a•ble•ness, n.
cur′a•bly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | curable - curing or healing is possible; "curable diseases" incurable - incapable of being cured; "an incurable disease"; "an incurable addiction to smoking" |
| 2. | curable - capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent |
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cure
(kjuə) verb2. to get rid of (an illness etc). That pill cured my headache.curar
3. to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc. curar
nounˈcurable adjective able to be cured. a curable form of cancer.curable, que tiene cura
curative (ˈkjuərətiv) adjective intended to, or likely to, cure. curative treatment.curativo
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curable
a. curable, sanable.
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curable
adj curableEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.