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CURATIVE

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cur⋅a⋅tive

  [kyoor-uh-tiv]
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–adjective
1. serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.
–noun
2. a curative agent; remedy.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < MF curatif < ML cūrātīvus, equiv. to LL cūrāt(us) (ptp. of curāre to care for, attend to; see cure ); see -ive

Related forms:
cur⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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cu·ra·tive   (kyŏŏr'ə-tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Serving or tending to cure.

  2. Of or relating to the cure of disease.

n.  Something that cures; a remedy.

[Middle English, from Old French curatif, from Medieval Latin cūrātīvus, from Latin cūrātus, past participle of cūrāre, to cure, from cūra, care; see cure.]
cu'ra·tive·ly adv., cu'ra·tive·ness n.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: cu·ra·tive
Pronunciation: 'kyur-&-tiv
Function: adjective
: serving or intended to cure defects <curative instructions to the jury>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cu·ra·tive
Pronunciation: 'kyur-&t-iv
Function: adjective
: relating to or used in the cure of diseases —curative noun —cu·ra·tive·ly adverb
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curative cu·ra·tive (ky&oobreve;r'ə-tĭv)
adj.

  1. Serving or tending to cure.

  2. Of or relating to the cure of disease.

n.
Something that cures; a remedy.

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