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CURATIVENESS

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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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