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cure-all (kyrôl)

n.

A remedy that cures all diseases or evils; a panacea.

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cure-all

n

(Medicine) something reputed to cure all ailments

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cure-all - hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists catholicon, nostrum, panacea curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain elixir - a substance believed to cure all ills

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cure-all

noun panacea, elixir, nostrum, elixir vitae (Latin) He was the first physician to use leeches as a cure-all.

Translations

cure-all [ˈkjʊərɔːl] N → panacea f, curalotodo m

cure-all

n (lit, fig) → Allheilmittel nt

cure-all [ˈkjʊərˌɔːl] n (also) (fig) → panacea, toccasana m inv

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cure-all [ˈkjʊərˌɔːl] n (also) (fig) → panacea, toccasana m inv