Curative - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Curative :  adj : 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" [syn: healing(p), alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeutic] (noun)

1: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain [syn: remedy, cure]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Curative : \Cur"a*tive\ (k?r"?-t?v), a. [Cf. F. curatif. See Cure, v. t.] Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure. --Arbuthnot.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Curative

dot2dott: @JacquiPybus Oh good luck at the docs. Put some olbas oil in the iron and then maybe the steam will be Curative!
Cynnergies: @dreadpiratemick ...knew the cure, Big Pharma would most likely intervene and change the health path from 'Curative' to 'managed'.
weightblogging: What Do You Need To Know About The Weight Loss Pill?: The Curative companies who make weight loss pills have bee... http://bit.ly/cUxBLS
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