curative treatment

  • 1curative treatment — treatment designed to cure an existing disease, as opposed to palliative t. Called also active t …

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  • 2curative — adjective Date: 15th century relating to or used in the cure of diseases ; tending to cure < curative treatment > < curative powers > • curative noun • curatively adverb …

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  • 3curative — curative, sanative, restorative, remedial, corrective are comparable when they mean returning or tending to return to a state of normalcy or health. Curative is applicable to whatever effects or, sometimes, seeks or tends to effect a complete&#8230; …

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  • 4curative — curatively, adv. /kyoor euh tiv/, adj. 1. serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial. n. 2. a curative agent; remedy. [1375 1425; late ME < MF curatif < ML curativus, equiv. to LL curat(us) (ptp. of curare to&#8230; …

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  • 5curative — cur•a•tive [[t]ˈkyʊər ə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial 2) a curative agent; remedy • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME &LT; MF &LT; ML cur′a•tive•ly, adv …

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  • 6curative — /ˈkjurətɪv / (say kyoohruhtiv) adjective 1. serving to cure or heal; relating to curing or remedial treatment; remedial. –noun 2. a curative agent; a remedy. –curatively, adverb –curativeness, noun …

  • 7treatment — Synonyms and related words: airing, analysis, arrangement, article, atmosphere, balance, basic training, briefing, brushwork, buzz session, canvassing, care, causerie, clearing the decks, colloquium, color, composition, conference, consideration …

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  • 8treatment — n 1. handling, manipulation, usage, application; utilization, practice, exercise; dealing, way, procedure, process. 2. management, execution, direction, guidance; conduct, care, stewardship. 3. processing, process, preparation, pretreatment;&#8230; …

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  • 9curative medicine — A substance or preparation administered internally for the cure, removal, or healing of some disease or condition demanding medical treatment. State v Stoddard, 215 Iowa 534, 245 NW 273, 86 ALR 616. See internal medicine …

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  • 10active treatment — curative t …

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