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curative Definition

cu·ra·tive (kyo̵orət 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

curative Synonyms

curative

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curative Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • basic: Other development programs need to integrate into health issues ( preventive and basic curative ) with appropriate back-up support from the medical program.

Modifies a noun

  • resection: A curative hepatic resection may be possible in selected patients.
  • hypnotherapy: Examination Fee The fee includes the full cost of the CHEC Certificate Examination in Curative Hypnotherapy.
  • intent: Radical surgery was performed with curative intent in 30 patients, of whom 23 had negative surgical margins.
  • treatment: The active total care of patients whose disease no longer responds to curative treatment.
  • surgery: The rate of potentially curative surgery was similar to that found in the systematic review 8.
  • therapy: For most of these people there is no curative therapy.

Modifying Another Word

  • potentially: Any potentially curative treatment for stomach cancer requires gastric resection.
  • not: Only 24 % understood that treatment for ovarian cancer usually was not curative.
  • only: Surgical resection is the only curative treatment for gastric cancer.

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