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CURABLENESS

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cur⋅a⋅ble

  [kyoor-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
capable of being cured.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L cūrābilis, equiv. to cūrā(re) to care for (deriv. of cūra care) + -bilis -ble

Related forms:
cur⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, cur⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
cur⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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cur·a·ble   (kyŏŏr'ə-bəl)   
adj.  Being such that curing or healing is possible: curable diseases.
cur'a·bil'i·ty, cur'a·ble·ness n., cur'a·bly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cur·able
Pronunciation: 'kyur-&-b&l
Function: adjective
: capable of being cured —cur·abil·i·ty noun plural -ties
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curable cur·a·ble (ky&oobreve;r'ə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being cured or healed.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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