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curative definition

cu·ra·tive (kyo̵or′ət iv)

adjective

  1. of or for the curing of disease
  2. curing, tending to cure, or having the power to cure

Etymology: ME < OFr curatif < ML curativus < L curatus, pp. of curare, to take care of < cura: see cure

noun

a thing that cures; remedy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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