curable

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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
tempered, toughened, hardened, treated - made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass"
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Translations
قابِل للشِّفاء، مُمكِن شفاؤه
léčitelný
helbredelig
heilbar
θεραπεύσιμοςιάσιμος
guérissable
gyógyítható
læknanlegur
curabile
helbredelig
vyliečiteľný
tedavi edilebilir
可治愈的

curable

[ˈkjʊərəbl] ADJcurable
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curable

[ˈkjʊərəbəl] adjguérissable, curable
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curable

adjheilbar
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curable

[ˈkjʊərəbl] adjguaribile, curabile
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cure

(kjuə) verb
1. to make better. That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.
2. to get rid of (an illness etc). That pill cured my headache.
3. to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.
noun
something which cures. They're trying to find a cure for cancer.
ˈcurable adjective
able to be cured. a curable form of cancer.
curative (ˈkjuərətiv) adjective
intended to, or likely to, cure. curative treatment.
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curable

a. curable, sanable.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

curable

adj curable
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