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cure::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | curative, remedy, therapeutic |
| Type of | medicine, medicament, medication, medicinal drug |
| Has types | application, balm, catholicon, counterpoison, cure-all, emetic, lenitive, lotion, magic bullet, acoustic, alleviant, alleviator, antidote, nauseant, nostrum, ointment, palliative, panacea, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, salve, unction, unguent, vomit, vomitive |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bring around, heal |
| Type of | aid, help |
| Has types | recuperate |
| Derivation | curable, curative |
The treatment cured the boy's acne.
Examples of cure
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This type of search holds out hope of a cure, rather than simply extending life.
From the online.wsj.com
Hopefully science will advance so that someday gene therapy will provide a cure.
From the dailyherald.com
If you have been celebrating the big day, you might want to head out for a cure.
From the telegraph.co.uk
If they can't find a cure, they hope to at least be much closer to some answers.
From the kentucky.com
We hope better understanding will lead to more research and, ultimately, a cure.
From the stltoday.com
Provenge, made by Dendreon of Seattle, does not prevent or cure prostate cancer.
From the newscientist.com
The prospective buyers might be able to cure their credit problem in the future.
From the dailyherald.com
Researchers are testing this spice as a cure for cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
From the theepochtimes.com
In my case, a yearly journey back for 10 straight years has not yet been a cure.
From the stltoday.com
- Bring around: provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
- Remedy: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
- Prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"
- Make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"
- Be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun"
- (cured) freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium"- Normon Cameron
- A cure or remission is the end of a medical condition. The term may refer specifically to a substance or procedure that ends the medical condition, such as a medication, a surgical operation, a change in lifestyle, or even a philosophical mindset that helps a person suffer. ...
- From the Latin curatus (compare Curator), a curate is a person who is invested with the care, or cure (cura), of souls of a parish. In this sense it correctly means a parish priest. In Anglican churches, however, the term is usually used for an assistant priest or deacon. ...
- CURE (Cancer Updates, Research, and Education) is a free magazine for cancer patients, survivors, and health care professional in the oncology field. The publication is the largest consumer magazine in the United States focused entirely on cancer with a circulation of 325,000. ...
