curative

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curative
adj. healing, medicinal, remedial, therapeutic
 
n. healing agent, remedy, antidote, drug

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Curative
Curative may refer to:
  • Curative care, also called curative medicine, health care traditionally oriented towards seeking a cure for an existent disease or medical condition
  • Curative petition, a legal petition specific to the India justice system that is a final remedy after the dismissal of a review petition by the Supreme Court of India
  • Corrective rape, also called curative rape, a criminal practice, whereby homosexual women and men are raped by persons of the opposite sex to turn them heterosexual

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curative

Noun
1. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
(synonym) remedy, cure
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) acoustic
(part-holonym) treatment

Adjective
1. tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"
(synonym) healing(p), alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeutic
(similar) healthful


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curatif
adj. healing, curative, therapeutic

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curativo
adj. curative, therapeutic, sanatory, healing, remedial