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curable

[ kyoor-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being cured.


curable

/ ˈʊəəə /

adjective

  1. capable of being cured
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܰ, adverb
  • ˌܰˈٲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܰa·i·ٲ ܰa··Ա noun
  • ܰa· adverb
  • ܲ·ܰa· adjective
  • un·ܰa··Ա noun
  • un·ܰa· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of curable1

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin ū, equivalent to ū ( re ) to care for (derivative of ū care) + -bilis -ble
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Leprosy is curable with a combination of different antibiotics, but if left untreated the patients' health can deteriorate with sores and nerve damage that cause deformities.

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Because tuberculosis is curable in virtually all instances so long as the person is properly diagnosed and able to receive and complete the correct treatment for the strain they have.

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"The thing about bowel cancer is that when it's diagnosed at its earlier stages it is treatable and curable and most people will survive that diagnosis - so it could be life-saving."

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Every year, millions of people around the world fall ill from tuberculosis and more than 1 million people die, despite the disease being preventable and curable.

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“In that case it is curable from the ablation. So that ends up being the most common strategy that we employ.”

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